Healthcare & Safety — Buxton, North Carolina

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
THE OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL, INCN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.295%
Adult Smoking0.112%
Uninsured0.11023403%
Physical Inactivity0.176%
Excessive Drinking0.2429729629%
Poor Health0.123%
Children Poverty0.133%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PoliceDARE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT - HATTERAS SUBSTATIONN/A mi
PoliceHYDE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE - OCRACOKE ISLAND STATIONN/A mi
FireBuxton Fire Department Station 44N/A mi
FireFrisco Fire Department Station 42N/A mi
FireAvon Fire Department Station 46N/A mi
EMSHATTERAS ISLAND RESCUE SQUAD STATION 35N/A mi
EMSDARE COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES STATION 3N/A mi
EMSAVON FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION 46N/A mi

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes4
Fatalities6
Fatality Rate (per 100K)16.3
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities0

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 195.0%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)49.1
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 (county level); NHTSA FARS 2023.