Jacksonville (North Carolina)

city in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States

Jacksonville is the county seat of Onslow County, North Carolina. The home of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River. Jacksonville is in North Carolina's Inner Banks region, approximately a one hour away from the "Port City" Wilmington.

Pelletier House in Jacksonville is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Get in

By plane

  • 🌍 Albert J Ellis Airport (OAJ ). Only has service from Charlotte Douglas (CLT) and Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta (ATL) airports, you must get a connecting flight from one of these to get here from other destinations. (updated May 2019)
  • Sky Manor Airport (FAA LID: N22). (updated May 2019)

Get around

See

  • Beirut Memorial, near Highway 24, a tribute to the men and women who died in Beirut, Lebanon on October 23, 1983.
  • September 11th Memorial, an element of which is a piece of the world trade centers.

Do

Jacksonville is less than a 30-minute drive to Topsail Island's great beaches. These beaches are open to the public and there are many free public parking areas with facilities and access to the beach. There are also rental properties available throughout the island; both for short and long-term rentals.

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Retail

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Sleep

Go next

Routes through Jacksonville
Norfolk ← New Bern ←  N  S  → Wilmington → Myrtle Beach
Hampton ← Tarboro ←  N  S  → END


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