Census Data for Bear Creek

As far as we can tell, Bear Creek has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Bear Creek, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

Swansboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swansboro is located in Onslow County
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Cedar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Point is located in Carteret County
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Cape Carteret
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cape Carteret is located in Carteret County
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Peletier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peletier is located in Carteret County
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Bogue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
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Emerald Isle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Emerald Isle is located in Carteret County
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Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Onslow County
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Indian Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Beach is located in Carteret County
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Maysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Jones County
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North Topsail Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Topsail Beach is located in Onslow County
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Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Carteret County
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Pine Knoll Shores
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Knoll Shores is located in Carteret County
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- Pollocksville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  - Pollocksville is located in Jones County
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- Holly Ridge
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Holly Ridge is located in Onslow County
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- Atlantic Beach
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  - Atlantic Beach is located in Carteret County
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Onslow County ...

Bear Creek is located in Onslow County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Onslow County.

Miscellaneous Information for Bear Creek ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Onslow County or the community of Bear Creek:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Bear Creek:
- GNIS ID for Bear Creek: 1018995
- GNIS ID for Onslow County: 1026341
- GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 37 (North Carolina)
- County Code: 133 (Onslow County)
- Place Code: 04120 (Bear Creek)
- State & County Code: 37/133 (North Carolina / Onslow County)
- State & Place Code: 37/04120 (North Carolina / Bear Creek)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Bear Creek is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Bear Creek.

Footnotes ...

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<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Onslow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.