Welcome to Bald Head Island, NC

This quaint, island village is only about six square miles in area and boasts a natural environment free of cars. The island is only accessible by ferry or boat. Many movies have been filmed on this picturesque island such as Weekend at Bernie’s (1989) and The Butcher’s Wife (1991). Bald Head Island is also home to the famous lighthouse “Old Baldy” which is out of service but still a great tourist stop. “Old Baldy” is still the only “high-rise” on the island. The island was originally a pirate hideout and later a bootlegger’s hangout. Despite small shifts in the sand and ocean patterns, Bald Head Island is still very much the same as it was centuries ago.

Traffic on the island is obviously not an issue with only electric golf carts and bicycles being the most common modes of transportation. The ferry to Bald Head Island is a twenty minute trip and leaves from Southport, North Carolina. From Southport, Wilmington is about a 40 minute drive.

Subdivisions on Bald Head Island include Harbour Village, Palm Court, Bald Head Island Hammocks, Loggerhead Beach, Braemar, Middle Island, Keepers Landing, Killegray Ridge, Floras Bluff and Lighthouse Landing.

 



Demographics

  • County Populations in 2005: 89,162
  • Median household income 2005 = $36,946
  • Median Age = 40 yrs
  • Median house value 2005 = $169,689
  • Median Property Taxes Paid in 2005 = $885
  • Average High Temperature in Summer: 89F
  • Average Low Temperature in Summer: 70F
  • Average High Temperature in Winter: 49F
  • Average Low Temperature in Winter: 36F
  • Annual Rain: 55 inches

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