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 is located in western Carteret County. It is bordered to the north by Petrified Creek and the Croatan National Forest; to the east by Bogue, and to the west by Ce…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 is located in western Carteret County. 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 to U.S. Route 17 at Maysville. North Carolina Highway 24 leads east 20 miles to Morehead City and west 22 miles to Jacksonville.
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