Map of Cape Carteret town

Cape Carteret is a town in Carteret County, on the southern coast of North Carolina, United States. It was incorporated in 1959 and had a population of 2,224 as of the 2020 census.

Cape Carteret town overview:
Name:	Cape Carteret town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	North Carolina
County:	Carteret County
Elevation:	20 ft (6 m)
Total Area:	2.61 sq mi (6.77 km²)
Land Area:	2.52 sq mi (6.54 km²)
Water Area:	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km²)
Total Population:	2,224
Population Density:	881.14/sq mi (340.27/km²)
FIPS code:	3710260
GNISfeature ID:	1019521
Website:	www.townofcapecarteret.org

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Geography

Cape Carteret is located in western Carteret County at 34°41′40″N 77°3′33″W / 34.69444°N 77.05917°W / 34.69444; -77.05917 (34.694478, -77.059129). It is bordered to the north by Petrified Creek and the Croatan National Forest; to the east by Bogue, and to the west by Cedar Point. To the south is Bogue Sound, with the town of Emerald Isle on the opposite shore, connected to Cape Carteret by the B. Cameron Langston Bridge carrying North Carolina Highway 58. NC 58 leads north 15 miles (24 km) to U.S. Route 17 at Maysville. North Carolina Highway 24 leads east 20 miles (32 km) to Morehead City and west 22 miles (35 km) to Jacksonville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Cape Carteret has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km), of which 2.5 square miles (6.4 km) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km), or 7.04%, is water.