Situated along the New River next door to Camp Lejeune is the City of Jacksonville in Onslow County.
Approximately 144,533 people make up the metro-area population of Jacksonville. The city is the business, retail, medical, banking and cultural center for Onslow County. Marines, Sailors and their families use a wide variety of services provided by the city and join in many community events held there throughout the year.
A visible link between Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune is the United Services Organization located near the downtown area along the Jacksonville Waterfront Park. The Jacksonville USO is the oldest continuously operating USO, having been founded in 1941.
Where to Register to Vote:
Onslow County Board of Elections, 521 Mill Ave, 910-455-4484
DMV Licencing branch on south 17 when obtaining or renewing North Carolina Driver License, 299 Wilmington Hwy, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, 910-347-3613.
Onslow County Public Library, 58 Doris Ave. E, 910-455-7350
Jacksonville, or any other of the three branch libraries:
Richlands - 910-324-5321
Sneads Ferry - 910-327-6471
Swansboro - 910-326-4888.
You cannot register by e-mail. Call and request a registration form and/or information on surrounding communities.
TAXES (North Carolina)
Onslow County Tax Office Ground floor of the Graham K. Eubank Building, 39 Tallman St., Jacksonville, NC 28540. Telephone: 910-989-2200.
North Carolina residents are required by state law to list annually all personal and business personal property owned on 1 January. The listing must be filed with the county tax office by 31 January of that year to avoid a 10 percent late listing penalty.
Personal property includes unregistered vehicles, boats and boat motors, mobile homes, income-producing farm equipment, business personal property and rental household personal property.
All registered motor vehicles in North Carolina will be taxed three months after registration is renewed or a new tag is purchased. Motor vehicle taxes that are not paid on time will prompt a Department of Motor Vehicles block on the tag.
Active duty military personnel that are non-North Carolina residents are not required to list personal property. However, North Carolina residents claiming Onslow County residency are required to list personal property.
Military dependents, residing in North Carolina with active-duty personnel and solely or jointly owning a motor vehicle, will be taxed three months after registration is renewed or a new tag is purchased.
Mobile homes, boats, boat motors, aircraft and untagged vehicles that are located in Onslow County must be listed whether individually or jointly owned by the Military dependent.
Not filing property tax listing forms by 31 January results in a 10 percent penalty. The filing period begins on 2 January of each year.
Once a resident is on record with the tax office, he or she should receive an annual listing form by mail. First time listings are done at the Onslow County Tax Office. Failure to receive a form does not relieve the taxpayer from an obligation to file on a timely basis.
IMPORTANT NOTICE to persons owning real property in Onslow County: As of January 1995, the Tax Office automatically lists all real property at its current value. Listing abstracts will be mailed out for the listing of personal property. However, improvements or additions to real property must be reported to the Tax Office by 31 January to avoid a 10 percent late listing penalty.