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Welcome to Cedar Island ...

Cedar Island is located in Carteret County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Island, you might consider that their post office opened in 1953.

A typical abbreviation for Cedar Island: Cedar Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Cedar Island is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Cedar Island: 252

The ZIP code for Cedar Island: 28520<3>

Communities Also Named Cedar Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cedar Island - it's located in Illinois.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Island.

Communities near Cedar Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cedar Island.

  • Atlantic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sealevel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Stacy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stacy is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
  • Portsmouth Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Portsmouth Village is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Village
  • Portsmouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Portsmouth is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Sportsmans Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sportsmans Village is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmans Village
  • Davis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pamlico
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
  • Williston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Williston is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Ocracoke
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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 Cedar Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cedar Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Island ...

Looking for more information about Cedar Island? 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 Cedar Island, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cedar Island.

Adding Cedar Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedar Island 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 (so far) for Cedar Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cedar Island post office opened in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cedar Island.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedar Island - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Cedar Island). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cedar Island or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/