Jarvisburg is an unincorporated community in rural Currituck County, North Carolina. A post office was established around 1890.
There is a post office, elementary school, cafe, Jarvisburg Church of Christ, and Sanctuary Vineyard winery.
A two room schoolhouse for "colored" students in the district was enlarged and remodeled in 1911, adding a second-story and central bell tower, the Jarvisburg Colored School is now a museum and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Corinth Baptist Church is also located in the area.Hampton, Jeff (February 29, 2020). "A 1995 book chronicled white graves in Currituck County. Now, a group is doing the same for African American cemeteries" The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
A 1929 building, once a working cotton gin, was destroyed by fire in 2019. At that time the building contained a well-known gift shop called "The Cotton Gin".
In 2022 a resident of Jarvisburg won $2 million on a scratch-off game administered by the North Carolina Education Lottery.Jarvisburg resident becomes 2 Million Dollar Man. The Outer Banks Voice. February 23, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
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