Neskaupstaður joined Eskifjörður and Reyðarfjörður in 1998 to form the new municipality of Fjarðabyggð ("fjords-settlement"). En 1998, Neskaupstaður s'est jointe à Eskifjörður et Reyðarfjörður pour former la nouvelle municipalité de Fjarðabyggð ("les villages des fjords").
