Exhibit 32.01

CERTIFICATIONS

(Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

The undersigned hereby certifies that (i) the foregoing Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by ECB Bancorp, Inc. (the “Issuer”) for the year ended December 31, 2009, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and (ii) the information contained in that Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer on the dates and for the period presented therein.

Date: March 16, 2010	/S/    A. DWIGHT UTZ
	A. Dwight Utz
	President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 16, 2010	/S/    THOMAS M. CROWDER
	Thomas M. Crowder
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer