Summary for Pine Knoll Shores

About Pine Knoll Shores (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Carteret County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Pine Knl. Shrs.

Time Zone: Pine Knoll Shores lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: (252)

Elevation: Near sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Pine Knoll Shores)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	1,326 (0.97% decrease since 2010)
2010:	1,339 (12.14% decrease since 2000)
2000:	1,524

Total Area:<3> 2.54 sq. miles [6.6 km²] - of which 12.54% is water (0.32 sq. miles [0.8 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 2,049

Official Website: www.townofpks.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

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

Lat: 34.697400° (or 34°41'50" N)

Lon: -76.820200° (or -76°49'12" W)

USGS Topo Map: Mansfield<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Pine Knoll Shores

GNIS ID: 2407116

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 52000

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Pine Knoll Shores)

About Carteret County

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

Year	Population
2019 Est:	69,513 (4.58% increase since 2010)
2010	66,469 (11.93% increase since 2000)
2000:	59,383

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

Official Website: www.co.carteret.nc.us/

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 Pine Knoll Shores)

About North Carolina

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	10,501,384 (10.13% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,535,483 (18.46% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,049,313

Websites for State of North Carolina

Official Website: https://www.nc.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitnc.com/

Parks: https://www.ncparks.gov/

Fishing & Hunting: https://www.ncwildlife.org/

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 Pine Knoll Shores)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pine Knoll Shores: www.townofpks.com/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine Knoll Shores - 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 Pine Knoll Shores. 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 Pine Knoll Shores, 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 Pine Knoll Shores.