Welcome to Cape Carteret ...
The coastal town of Cape Carteret is located in Carteret County<1>.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Cape Carteret has a population of 2,064 people<2> (see below for details).
Cape Carteret is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Cape Carteret lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Cape Carteret: 252
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cape Carteret had an population of 2,064 people. This is an increase of 7.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 70.02% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Cape Carteret had a population of 1,917 people. This makes Cape Carteret the county's 5th most populous community.
The population of Cape Carteret represents 0.02% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 254th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,917 people, the population of Cape Carteret increased 57.91% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,214 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Cape Carteret.
Communities near Cape Carteret ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cape Carteret.
- Havelock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Havelock is located in Craven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
- Morehead City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pine Knoll Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knoll Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll Shores
- Pine Knoll Shores is located in Carteret County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Knoll Shores <4>
- Maysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
- Indian Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
- Indian Beach is located in Carteret County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Beach <4>
- Bear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Broad Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Broad Creek is located in Carteret County
- Kuhns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kuhns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
- Kuhns is located in Carteret County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cape Carteret. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cape Carteret.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cape Carteret. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cape Carteret.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cape Carteret. See our Newspapers Page for Cape Carteret.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cape Carteret ...
Looking for more information about Cape Carteret? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Cape Carteret, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cape Carteret.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Carteret, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cape Carteret. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cape Carteret - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |