Melson Junk & Salvage
Waste hauler in Powells Point, NC · 1 driver · 1 truck · USDOT 1822522
Company details
- Legal name
- Thomas Melson
- Address
- 121 Westside Lane
Powells Point, NC 27966 - Phone
- (252) 491-2378
- County
- Currituck County
- USDOT number
- 1822522 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since October 2008
- Operation
- Intrastate carrier
- Cargo on file
- Other: Scrap Metal & Junk
- Hazardous materials
- No
- Locations
- 1 location · operates in NC
- Data sources
- FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (24 Aug 2026), Overture Maps (Aug 2026)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-14
Fleet and drivers
- Drivers
- 1
- Power units
- 1 truck
- Driving radius
- Local (all drivers within 100 miles) (1 interstate, 0 intrastate)
- Fleet size band
- 1–4 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Oct 21, 2008
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
Business categories
- Junk Dealers
- Scrap Metals
- Automobile Salvage
Map category: Recycling center (Overture Maps).
About this hauler
Melson Junk & Salvage is a waste hauler based in Powells Point, North Carolina, in Currituck County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 2008 (USDOT 1822522) and files as an intrastate carrier hauling Scrap Metal & Junk. Its latest filing lists 1 driver and 1 power unit. It is listed under junk dealers, scrap metals, automobile salvage. The nearest transfer station is Currituck County Transfer Station, 20.8 miles away, and the nearest landfill is East Lake LF-Dare County in East Lake, 18.1 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Melson Junk and Salvage Recycling 0.9 mi · Powells Point, NC
- Soundside Recycling and Materials Inc Recycling 2.7 mi · Jarvisburg, NC
- Dare/Kitty Hawk Recycling Center Recycling 8.3 mi · Kitty Hawk, NC
- Waste Industries Recycling 15.1 mi · Shiloh, NC
- East Lake LF-Dare County Landfill 18.1 mi · East Lake, NC
- Pasquotank County Convenience Site Recycling 19.9 mi · Elizabeth City, NC
- Pasquotank County Convenience Site Recycling 20.7 mi · Elizabeth City, NC
- Currituck County Transfer Station Transfer Station 20.8 mi · Maple, NC
- Currituck Transfer Station Transfer Station 20.8 mi · Maple, NC
- Dare County Transfer Station Transfer Station 20.9 mi · Manns Harbor, NC
Nearest landfill: East Lake LF-Dare County, East Lake — 18.1 mi
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- Newbern Excavating & Septic5.1 mi · Jarvisburg, NC · 1 driver
- Wade a Tillett Septics & Excavating6.2 mi · Kitty Hawk, NC · 2 drivers
- Island Septic Inc6.2 mi · Kitty Hawk, NC · 4 drivers
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Area served
Based in Powells Point; towns within 15 miles: Powells Point, Point Harbor, Harbinger, Jarvisburg, Kitty Hawk, Grandy, Poplar Branch, Kill Devil Hills, Shiloh, Aydlett.
County context
One of 10 waste haulers in Currituck County, NC and one of 1,279 waste haulers in North Carolina.
ZIP 27966 at a glance
- Population
- 1,540 (56 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 38
- Households
- Median income $78,507 · 41% earn six figures
- Housing
- 75% owner-occupied · median home value $348,112 · median rent $1,417
- Workforce
- 76% labor-force participation · 6% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
North Carolina solid-waste agency: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Disposal options for this hauler
2 transfer stations and 3 recycling centers in Currituck County.