Avon, North Carolina

Avon is located on the North Carolina Outer Banks at latitude 35°21'7" North, longitude 75°30'39" West. The village is south of Salvo and north of Buxton on Hatteras Island. The United States Postal Service has assigned Avon the ZIP Code 27915.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Avon CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.24|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|6.10|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.14|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 2.27%, is water. Avon is bordered to the east by the Atlantic Ocean and to the west by Pamlico Sound.

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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 832 people, 328 households, and 83 families residing in the CDP.

Historically named "Kinnakeet", the village was renamed "Avon" by the U.S. Postal Service when a post office was established there in 1883.[http://www.hatteras-nc.com/history/avonhis.htm Avon, North Carolina History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060328095339/http://www.hatteras-nc.com/history/avonhis.htm |date=March 28, 2006 }} The U.S. Life-Saving Service constructed the Little Kinnakeet Life Saving Station in 1874, remaining active, under the Coast Guard from 1915, until decommissioned in 1954. The building is now part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.[http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/57kinnakeet/57kinnakeet.htm Little Kinnakeet Lifesaving Station: Home to Unsung Heroes] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060503060408/http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/57kinnakeet/57kinnakeet.htm |date=May 3, 2006 }}

The residents of Avon are governed by the Dare County Board of Commissioners. Avon is part of District 4, along with Buxton, Frisco, Hatteras, Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo.

According to the Trewartha climate classification system, Avon, North Carolina has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, cool winters and year-around precipitation (Cfak). Cfak climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature > 32.0 °F (> 0.0 °C), at least eight months with an average mean temperature ≥ 50.0 °F (≥ 10.0 °C), at least one month with an average mean temperature ≥ 71.6 °F (≥ 22.0 °C) and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months in Avon, a cooling afternoon sea breeze is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values ≥ 100 °F (≥ 38 °C). Avon is prone to hurricane strikes, particularly during the Atlantic hurricane season which extends from June 1 through November 30, sharply peaking from late August through September. During the winter months, episodes of cold and wind can occur with wind chill values < 15 °F (< -9 °C). The plant hardiness zone in Avon is 8b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 18.5 °F (-7.5 °C).{{cite web|url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/InteractiveMap.aspx|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture|access-date=August 6, 2019|title=USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map|archive-date=June 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618111217/https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/InteractiveMap.aspx|url-status=dead}} The average seasonal (Dec-Mar) snowfall total is < 2 inches (< 5 cm), and the average annual peak in nor'easter activity is in February.

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| location = Avon, NC (1981-2010 Averages)

| Jan high F = 52.8

| Feb high F = 54.3

| Mar high F = 59.1

| Apr high F = 66.5

| May high F = 73.5

| Jun high F = 80.7

| Jul high F = 84.3

| Aug high F = 84.0

| Sep high F = 80.2

| Oct high F = 72.3

| Nov high F = 64.5

| Dec high F = 56.7

| year high F = 69.1

| Jan mean F = 46.0

| Feb mean F = 47.4

| Mar mean F = 52.2

| Apr mean F = 59.9

| May mean F = 67.4

| Jun mean F = 75.4

| Jul mean F = 79.3

| Aug mean F = 78.9

| Sep mean F = 75.0

| Oct mean F = 66.6

| Nov mean F = 58.3

| Dec mean F = 50.1

| year mean F = 63.1

| Jan low F = 39.2

| Feb low F = 40.5

| Mar low F = 45.3

| Apr low F = 53.2

| May low F = 61.3

| Jun low F = 70.1

| Jul low F = 74.3

| Aug low F = 73.8

| Sep low F = 69.9

| Oct low F = 60.9

| Nov low F = 52.2

| Dec low F = 43.5

| year low F = 57.1

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation inch = 5.00

| Feb precipitation inch = 3.85

| Mar precipitation inch = 4.53

| Apr precipitation inch = 3.72

| May precipitation inch = 3.65

| Jun precipitation inch = 4.03

| Jul precipitation inch = 4.94

| Aug precipitation inch = 6.65

| Sep precipitation inch = 6.13

| Oct precipitation inch = 4.93

| Nov precipitation inch = 4.64

| Dec precipitation inch = 4.09

| year precipitation inch = 56.16

| humidity colour = green

| Jan humidity = 71.5

| Feb humidity = 71.1

| Mar humidity = 69.7

| Apr humidity = 70.3

| May humidity = 73.4

| Jun humidity = 77.0

| Jul humidity = 79.2

| Aug humidity = 77.3

| Sep humidity = 75.2

| Oct humidity = 71.5

| Nov humidity = 73.0

| Dec humidity = 71.7

| year humidity = 73.4

| Jan dew point F = 37.3

| Feb dew point F = 38.5

| Mar dew point F = 42.6

| Apr dew point F = 50.2

| May dew point F = 58.6

| Jun dew point F = 67.7

| Jul dew point F = 72.3

| Aug dew point F = 71.2

| Sep dew point F = 66.6

| Oct dew point F = 57.1

| Nov dew point F = 49.7

| Dec dew point F = 41.3

| year dew point F = 54.5

|source 1 = PRISM{{cite web|url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/|title=PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University|access-date=August 6, 2019}}}}

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| location = Cape Hatteras, NC Ocean Water Temperature (11 S Avon)

| Jan mean F = 49

| Feb mean F = 46

| Mar mean F = 52

| Apr mean F = 59

| May mean F = 68

| Jun mean F = 74

| Jul mean F = 78

| Aug mean F = 80

| Sep mean F = 77

| Oct mean F = 70

| Nov mean F = 58

| Dec mean F = 55

| year mean F = 64

|source 1 = NOAA{{cite web|url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/all_meanT.html|title=Water Temperature Table of All Coastal Regions|access-date=August 6, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905202557/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/all_meanT.html|url-status=dead}}}}

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Avon, North Carolina would have a dominant vegetation type of Live oak/Sea Oats Uniola paniculata (90) with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie (20).{{cite web|url=https://databasin.org/datasets/1c7a301c8e6843f2b4fe63fdb3a9fe39|access-date=August 6, 2019|title=U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)}}

Residents are zoned to Dare County Schools. Zoned schools are Cape Hatteras Elementary School and Cape Hatteras Secondary School.{{cite web|url=https://www.daretolearn.org/resources/curriculum-and-instruction/register-for-school/attendance-zone-information|title=Attendance Zone Information|publisher=Dare County Schools|accessdate=2021-04-12|quote=Cape Hatteras Elementary School -- All areas South of the Oregon Inlet Bridge[...]Cape Hatteras Secondary School -- All areas South of the Oregon Inlet Bridge}}

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• [http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/57kinnakeet/57kinnakeet.htm Little Kinnakeet Lifesaving Station: Home to Unsung Heroes, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan]

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Category:Populated places established in 1883

Category:Census-designated places in North Carolina

Category:Census-designated places in Dare County, North Carolina

Category:Beaches of North Carolina

Category:Hatteras Island

Category:Beaches of Dare County, North Carolina

Category:Populated coastal places in North Carolina