Coinjock, North Carolina

About Coinjock

Coinjock is a small unincorporated community in northeastern North Carolina.

Coinjock holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.84 square miles.

📰 Coinjock News Today

• Coinjock man airlifted after single-vehicle collision WITN · Feb 14
• The Waterfront Restaurant Where You'll Find North Carolina's Best Prime Rib (It's Massive) Tasting Table · Mar 3
• Man hospitalized after single-vehicle collision in Currituck County WAVY.com · Feb 14
• Dream to save historic ‘eyesore’ became BBQ restaurant owner’s 10-year obsession Charlotte Observer · Jan 12
• Frank Stokes Obituary (2025) - Coinjock, NC - The Daily Advance Legacy obituary · Dec 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Coinjock Unique

• The only place in America named Coinjock — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 16 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Coinjock

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Coinjock

• Coinjock Marina Restaurant
• Currituck BBQ Company — barbecue
• Frog Island Seafood Inc — seafood
• Pearl's Bay Villa Restaurant and Marina — seafood
• Broken Plate Kitchen
• Corolla Cantina
• Corolla Village Barbecue
• Fatcrabs Rib Company & Seafood Shack
• OBX Deli & Cheesesteaks
• Pass The Salt Cafe

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education · Museum
• Whalehead in Historic Corolla · Museum
• 105mm · Attraction
• Corolla Arcade · Arcade
• Currituck Maritime Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Coinjock

• Currituck Estaurine Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Currituck Estuarine Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Currituck National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Knotts Island Ruritan Park reviews ★
• Monkey Island Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
• North River Gameland · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Perfect Wisdom and Great Compassion Zen Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Swan Island Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Whalehead Club reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Coinjock

• Central Elementary
• Currituck County High
• Currituck County Middle
• Knotts Island Elementary
• The JP Knapp ECH (i)School
• Water's Edge Village School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Coinjock

🏘️ Nearby Communities