Welcome to Cape Lookout ...

Cape Lookout is located in Carteret County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cape Lookout, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Cape Lookout is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Cape Lookout lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Cape Lookout: (252)

Communities near Cape Lookout ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cape Lookout.

• Morehead City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead City
  • Morehead City is located in Carteret County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead City <3>
• Beaufort
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaufort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
  • Beaufort is located in Carteret County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <3>
• Atlantic Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
  • Atlantic Beach is located in Carteret County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic Beach <3>
• Pine Knoll Shores
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knoll Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Harkers Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harkers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkers Island
  • Harkers Island is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harkers Island <3>
• Gloucester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
  • Gloucester is located in Carteret County
• Marshallberg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
  • Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
• Straits
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
  • Straits is located in Carteret County
• Smyrna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <3>
• Otway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
  • Otway 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 Lookout. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cape Lookout.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cape Lookout. 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 Lookout.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cape Lookout. See our Newspapers Page for Cape Lookout.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cape Lookout ...

Looking for more information about Cape Lookout? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cape Lookout, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cape Lookout.

Adding Cape Lookout to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cape Lookout in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cape Lookout was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cape Lookout post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cape Lookout.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cape Lookout. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carteret County: www.co.carteret.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/