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Welcome to Carteret County ...

Time Zone: Carteret County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Beaufort is the Seat for Carteret County.

Carteret County was founded in 1722 and was created by taking area from Craven County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Carteret had a population of 69,473 people. This is an increase of 4.16% since the last Census (which gave a population of 66,700 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carteret represented 0.7% of the total population of North Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Carteret County:

  • Atlantic Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaufort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Beaufort is located in Carteret County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <2>
  • Bogue
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bogue is located in Carteret County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
  • Cape Carteret
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Emerald Isle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Indian Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Morehead City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Newport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newport is located in Carteret County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
  • Peletier
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Peletier is located in Carteret County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peletier
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Pine Knoll Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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