Moyock, North Carolina
| Moyock, North Carolina | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Moyock
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| Coordinates: 36°31′29″N 76°10′41″W / 36.52472°N 76.17806°WCoordinates: 36°31′29″N 76°10′41″W / 36.52472°N 76.17806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Currituck |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.5 sq mi (27.3 km2) |
| • Land | 10.5 sq mi (27.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 5 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,759 |
| • Density | 358/sq mi (138.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 27958 |
| Area code(s) | 252 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0990736 |
| FIPS code | 37-45460 |
Moyock /ˈmoʊjɒk/ is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Currituck County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 3,759.
Moyock is located on North Carolina Highway 168 just south of the Virginia state line. The community sits at the end of the Chesapeake Expressway toll road, and is only 25 miles (40 km) south of downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Because of this, Moyock has begun to witness an increase in residential development as an emerging commuter town for the Hampton Roads region. NC 168 leads southeast 11 miles (18 km) to Currituck, the county seat.
Areas north of the N.C. state line are a short to medium distance away. Moyock is the closest of all North Carolina locales to the following places:
Local greyhound racing was originally in Norfolk County in the 1930s, until Virginia officials shut down the Cavalier Kennel Club (CKC). The CKC moved their operations a half mile south of the state line to a quarter-mile oval track in Moyock on North Carolina Highway 168. Prior to when they moved to Moyock, the CKC attracted gamblers and spectators from all over the Hampton Roads region from the late 1940s until the early 1950s. The track's primary market was the thousands of service men (mostly U.S. Navy personnel) that were stationed in Norfolk. Not long after its establishment in North Carolina, anti-gambling advocates and the North Carolina Supreme Court upheld the North Carolina State Legislature's anti-dog-racing law in 1954. It was until 2009 that the CKC was able to claim that Paul Hartwell invented the greyhound letter rating system, which stood as the standard for all greyhound racing, which also led to the Composite Speed Rating system.
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