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Albemarle Economic Development Commission
405 East Main Street, Suite 4
Elizabeth City, NC 27907
Phone 252-338-0169
Toll-Free 1-888-338-1678
Fax 252-338-0160
info@DiscoverEC.com
Elizabeth City Area
Convention & Visitors Bureau
400 South Water Street, Suite 101
Phone 252-335-5330
Toll-Free 1-866-324-8948
Elizabeth City Area
Chamber of Commerce
Phone 252-335-4365
Fax 252-335-5732
The City of Elizabeth City
City Operator 252-338-3981
After Hours 252-335-2196
Pasquotank County
Phone 252-335-0865
Fax 252-335-0866
Why E.C.?
Quality of Life
- Elizabeth City is featured in the book The 100 Best Small Towns in America by Norman Crampton.
- Elizabeth City is ranked by Money Magazine as one of the "Best Places to Live on the Coast."
- Elizabeth City has been cited as one of the top three best retirement towns by Retirement Lifestyles in the Carolinas magazine.
- Elizabeth City is known as the "Harbor of Hospitality®" for the tradition of handing roses out to visiting boaters.
- Elizabeth City has twelve acres of waterfront parks.
- Educational, recreational, and cultural opportunities abound.
- The variety of water recreation includes boating, fishing, diving, surfing, and swimming.
- Elizabeth City is the home of Albemarle Hospital, a regional community hospital with exceptional resources that employs over 1,000.
- The area is just a few hours' drive from some of the best medical universities in the country: Duke University, East Carolina University Medical School, and the Medical College of Virginia.
- Elizabeth City's climate is mild and comfortable with an average temperature of 42° F in January and 79° F in July. An average of only 4.6 inches of snow fall per year.
- The population includes more Coast Guard retirees per capita than anywhere in the country.
Why E.C.?
