Local Wiki
Onslow County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First Monday of each month at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Meeting Room, Onslow County Courthouse Annex, 39 Tallman Street, Jacksonville, NC 28540.
- Register of Deeds
- Omega K. Jarman · 910.347.3451 · omega_jarman@onslowcountync.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.onslowcountync.gov/145/Agendas-Minutes
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 7 members elected countywide at-large to staggered four-year terms. Chair and Vice Chair elected annually by the Board from among its members.
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Towns (5)
- Holly Ridge
- North Topsail Beach (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Richlands (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Surf City
- Swansboro
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (1)
- Onslow County Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (23)
- Back Swamp Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Camp Lejuene Fire Department
- Half Moon Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Hargett's Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Haws Run Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Holly Ridge Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department, Inc.
- Hubert Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Jacksonville Fire & Emergency Services
- Maysville Fire and EMS, INC.
- Nine Mile Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc.
- No District
- North Topsail Beach Fire Department
- Onslow County Fire Rescue
- Piney Green Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Pumpkin Center Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Rhodestown Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Richlands Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Southwest Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Surf City Fire Department
- Swansboro Fire Department
- Turkey Creek Fire and Rescue, Inc.
- Verona Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Western Carteret Interlocal Cooperation Agency DBA Western Carteret Fire and EMS Department
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Onslow Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Water & Sewer (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026