Manteo, North Carolina

About Manteo

Manteo, NC is a small town located in northeastern North Carolina with an estimated population of 1,595.

Manteo holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.88 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 848 residents per square mile.

📰 Manteo News Today

• N.C. Coastal Resources Commission to revisit N.C. 12 protections, septic systems, and hardened oceanfront structures at Manteo meeting Island Free Press · Aug 17
• This Town In The Outer Banks Is So Pretty It Almost Doesn't Seem Real Southern Living · Jul 4
• NC Forest Service awards $5.6M for urban forestry projects Coastal Review · Aug 12
• Fire damages condos in Manteo WAVY.com · Mar 4
• Clark J. Sawyer Obituary (2026) - Manteo, NC - Twiford Funeral Home - Outer Banks - Manteo Legacy obituary · Jul 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Manteo Unique

• The only place in America named Manteo — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of North Carolina — one of 776 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Manteo

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Manteo

• Avenue Grill
• Basnight’s Lone Cedar Outer Banks Seafood Restaurant
• Blue Water Grill & Raw Bar — seafood
• Darrell's Seafood Restaurant — seafood
• Fish Heads Bar & Grill
• Freshfit Cafe (café)
• La Cabaña — mexican
• Nags Head Pizza Company — pizza
• Olives A Greek Kitchen — greek
• Ortega'z Southwestern Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Elizabeth II · Attraction
• Herbert M. Collins Boathouse · Museum
• North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island · Aquarium
• Outer Banks History Center · Museum
• Pea Island Cookhouse · Museum
• Jumpmasters Trampoline Park · Attraction
• Lost Colony House · Attraction
• The Mother Vine · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Manteo

• Cartwright Park reviews ★
• Collins Park reviews ★
• Elizabethan Gardens · Garden reviews ★
• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site reviews ★
• George Washington Creef Memorial Park reviews ★
• Lindsay Warren Visitor Center reviews ★
• Roanoke Island Festival Park reviews ★
• Roanoke Island Marshlands · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Waterfront Park reviews ★
• Westcott Park reviews ★
• Whalebone Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Manteo

• Manteo Elementary School
• Manteo High School
• Manteo Middle School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Manteo

🏘️ Nearby Communities