Hyde County and Its Homes
Hyde County grew 1 percent from 2020 to 2025, to 4,554 people by the Census Bureau's estimate, in about 3,000 housing units.
Hyde County has no incorporated town; the Census Bureau maps four communities in it, each listed below.
The nearest towns with pages here: Belhaven (Beaufort County), Pantego (Beaufort County), Mesic (Pamlico County).
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Hyde County at a Glance
- Population: 4,554 (2025), 4,508 (2020)
- Housing units: about 3,000
- Median year built: 1981 (North Carolina: 1991)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- Census-designated communities: 4
Census Bureau estimates for Hyde County (housing: 2020 to 2024).
Communities in Hyde County
Ocracoke
median home 1978 · Tideland EMC
Swan Quarter
median home 1963 · Tideland EMC
Engelhard
Tideland EMC
Fairfield
Tideland EMC
What We Do in Hyde County
Attic Insulation in Hyde County
Joists showing above the insulation in a Hyde County attic mean more blown-in fiberglass is due, R-49 from bare.
Attic Insulation Removal in Hyde County
Wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation comes out of Hyde County attics, vacuumed clean, and a mouse-soiled Hyde County attic is sanitized and deodorized.
Air Sealing in Hyde County
The ceiling's gaps and the duct joints of a Hyde County attic are sealed before new insulation.
Homes in Hyde County
Half of Hyde County's 3,000 housing units were built before 1981.
Only about 1,900 of Hyde County's 3,000 housing units were someone's usual home in the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 survey; the heating shares below describe those households.
Hyde County Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: about 400 units, 14% (±5)
- 1940s: about 190 units, 6% (±4)
- 1950s: about 130 units, 4% (±3)
- 1960s: about 340 units, 11% (±5)
- 1970s: about 360 units, 12% (±5)
- 1980s: about 450 units, 15% (±5)
- 1990s: about 330 units, 11% (±5)
- 2000s: about 620 units, 21% (±7)
- 2010s: about 120 units, 4% (±2)
- 2020 or later: about 20 units, 1% (±1)
Climate Across Hyde County
NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals at the station matched to each Hyde County community (miles away): Columbia Ag Gum Neck station (Engelhard, 15 miles): about 3,120 heating and 1,620 cooling degree days; Fairfield station (Fairfield, 5 miles): about 3,300 heating and 1,570 cooling degree days, partly estimated by NOAA; Ocracoke station (Ocracoke, 3 miles): about 2,510 heating and 1,830 cooling degree days; Swanquarter Ferry station (Swan Quarter, 1 mile): about 2,700 heating and 2,050 cooling degree days, partly estimated by NOAA.
Power and Gas in Hyde County
By the territory maps, Tideland EMC serves Engelhard, Fairfield, Ocracoke and Swan Quarter; the power bill names the utility of an address.
Piedmont Natural Gas holds the Hyde County gas franchise (NC Utilities Commission map); a franchise does not mean its mains reach every road.
Energy Programs for Hyde County Homes
Check each program's current terms for a Hyde County home; some pay only through the utility's contractor network.
Programs for Hyde County
- Energy Saver North Carolina (statewide income-qualified; any Hyde County address).
- Weatherization Assistance Program (statewide income-qualified; any Hyde County address).
- Piedmont Natural Gas lists rebates for high-efficiency gas furnaces, and none for insulation or air sealing (program page).
Hyde County Insulation FAQs
Do you serve all of Hyde County?
Yes: Ocracoke, Swan Quarter, Engelhard, Fairfield and every other Hyde County address.
Which utilities offer insulation rebates in Hyde County?
None of the utilities serving Hyde County lists an insulation rebate on the pages we read; income-eligible Hyde County households may qualify for Energy Saver North Carolina, so check whether it has opened in Hyde County.
Does attic insulation in Hyde County need a permit?
Ask Hyde County's offices before work starts.
Counties Near Hyde County
Dare County · Tyrrell County · Pamlico County · Washington County · Beaufort County · All service areas
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Hyde County, Census Bureau place list, NOAA normals for the Ocracoke station, NOAA normals for the Swanquarter Ferry station, NOAA normals for the Columbia Ag Gum Neck station, NOAA normals for the Fairfield station, HIFLD electric territory map, NC Utilities Commission natural gas map (October 2026). How the town and county pages are made.
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