GSA · CONUS Per Diem

Atlantic Beach / Morehead City, North Carolina GSA Per Diem Rates (FY2026)

Effective date: July 1, 2026 Last updated: October 1, 2025
Lodging (per night)
$178
Peak season
M&IE (per day)
$74
Maximum per diem
$252
Lodging + M&IE

Seasonal breakdown

GSA sets seasonal lodging rates for Atlantic Beach / Morehead City: the nightly lodging ceiling changes during the year (it is highest in peak travel months), while the M&IE rate stays constant.

Season Lodging M&IE Max per diem
May 1 – Aug 31 $178 $74 $252
Sep 1 – Sep 30 $123 $74 $197
Oct 1 – Apr 30 $123 $74 $197

Historical rate trend

Atlantic Beach / Morehead City rate history — Max per diem ($/day). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Period Lodging M&IE Max per diem
FY2026 $178 $74 $252
FY2025 $178 $74 $252
FY2024 $153 $64 $217
FY2023 $148 $64 $212
FY2022 $132 $64 $196
FY2021 $132 $61 $193
FY2020 $118 $61 $179
FY2019 $127 $61 $188
FY2018 $121 $64 $185
FY2016 $114 $64 $178
FY2015 $112 $56 $168
FY2014 $105 $56 $161

How this rate is used

This GSA per diem rate sets the maximum reimbursable lodging and meals & incidental expenses (M&IE) for federal employees and government contractors on temporary duty (TDY) travel to Atlantic Beach / Morehead City, North Carolina. Travel and expense systems use it as the ceiling for voucher reimbursement; contractors use it for DCAA-compliant travel cost modeling on proposals and invoices.

Get this data from the API

The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the date parameter to query any historical effective date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/gsa/perdiem/state/US-NC?city=Atlantic%20Beach%20/%20Morehead%20City"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
  "results": [
    {
      "destination": "Atlantic Beach / Morehead City",
      "lodging": 178,
      "meals_incidental": 74,
      "season_begin": "05/01",
      "season_end": "08/31",
      "state": "US-NC"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates"
}

Source & methodology

Effective period
Fiscal Year 2026 (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026)
Last updated
October 1, 2025

Allowances API is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any U.S. Government agency. All rate data is sourced from official public rate tables and re-published in a normalized format.