Summary for Peletier

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Located in: Carteret County (see below)

Time Zone: Peletier lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: 252

Elevation: 30 feet [9.14 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Peletier)

Population

Total Area:<3> 3.68 sq. miles [9.5 km²] - of which 1.55% is water (0.06 sq. miles [0.1 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 393

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Peletier:

Lat: 34.726000° (or 34°43'33" N)

Lon: -77.074200° (or -77°4'27" W)

USGS Topo Map: Swansboro<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Peletier

GNIS ID: 2407090

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 51040

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Peletier)

The town of Beaufort is the County Seat for {Carteret County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Carteret)

Population

Total Area: 1,340 sq. miles [3,472.2 km²] - of which 62.2% is water (834 sq. miles [2,161 km²])

Housing Units: 48,179

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Carteret

GNIS ID: 1026337

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 031

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Peletier)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of North Carolina

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Carolina

GNIS ID: 1027616

FIPS State: 37

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Peletier)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peletier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Peletier. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Peletier, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Peletier.