Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Morehead City is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, with about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the town and the county. The town keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Morehead City offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 town office pages for Morehead City, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Town Hall, Records requests and Questions.
Town or county record: where Morehead City records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Morehead City: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Carteret County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not town records; they are in the Carteret County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Morehead City Town Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the town's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The town's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: moreheadcitync.gov/m/faq?cat=24#question-130 (page title: FAQs | CivicPlus.CMS.FAQ)
- Phone: 252-726-6848
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Morehead City
North Carolina public records law applies to the town government of Morehead City. The town runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: moreheadcitync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3475/Public-Record-Request-F... (page title: MOREHEAD CITY PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST FORM)
- Phone: 252-726-3131
- Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Morehead City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Morehead City offices listed above, and the town's own website is moreheadcitync.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Morehead City?
Morehead City cases are heard by the courts that serve Carteret County, and people arrested in Morehead City are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Carteret County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Morehead City?
Through the town's records request page at moreheadcitync.gov, phone 252-726-3131. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.