Colington Island is an

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located to the west of

Kill Devil Hills Kill Devil Hills is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,633 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the most populous settlement in both Dare County and on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Th ...

Dare County Dare County is the easternmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 36,915. Its county seat is Manteo, North Carolina, Manteo. Dare County is i ...

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, United States. The island is located at the converging point of

Albemarle Sound Albemarle Sound () is a large estuary on the coast of North Carolina in the United States located at the confluence of a group of rivers, including the Chowan River, Chowan and Roanoke River, Roanoke. It is separated from the Atlantic Ocean b ...

Currituck Sound Currituck Sound ()
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the

Croatan Sound Croatan Sound is an inlet in Dare County, North Carolina. It connects Pamlico Sound with Albemarle Sound, and is bordered to the east by Roanoke Island; Roanoke Sound is on the other side of the island. Its name comes from the Croatan The ...

, and Roanoke Sound. While it is commonly referred to as one island, there are actually two separate islands, Big Colington Island and Little Colington Island. Colington Harbour is a

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located on Big Colington Island. The residents of Colington Island are governed by the

Dare County Board of Commissioners The Dare County Board of Commissioners is the governing body of Dare County, North Carolina. It runs in the manner of a county commission. It has seven seats held by elected officials called County Commissioners. The Commissioners are elected at ...

. Colington is part of District 2, along with the towns of Kill Devil Hills and

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. Residents are zoned to Dare County Schools. The specific schools are: First Flight Elementary School, First Flight Middle School, and

First Flight High School First Flight High School is a Public school (government funded), public high school serving grades 9–12. The school was established in 2004, and is located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The school ...

.
See map which indicates Colington Island and its zoning to First Flight Elementary
/ref> Prior to 2004 students in the First Flight High area were zoned to Manteo High School.
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Colington Harbour Association
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