There are 20 cities in Carteret County, North Carolina.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | State | 2024 Population | 2020 Census | Annual Change | Density (mi²) | Area (mi²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead City | 1 | North Carolina | 10,139 | 9,575 | 1.41% | 1,369 | 7.41 |
| Beaufort | 2 | North Carolina | 4,909 | 4,471 | 2.29% | 965 | 5.09 |
| Newport | 3 | North Carolina | 4,585 | 4,371 | 1.19% | 596 | 7.69 |
| Swansboro | 4 | North Carolina | 4,331 | 3,759 | 3.42% | 1,938 | 2.23 |
| Emerald Isle | 5 | North Carolina | 4,032 | 3,846 | 1.18% | 819 | 4.92 |
| Cape Carteret | 6 | North Carolina | 2,310 | 2,230 | 0.87% | 915 | 2.52 |
| Cedar Point | 7 | North Carolina | 1,835 | 1,765 | 0.99% | 822 | 2.23 |
| Broad Creek | 8 | North Carolina | 1,720 | 2,306 | -7.82% | 554 | 3.11 |
| Pine Knoll Shores | 9 | North Carolina | 1,446 | 1,384 | 1.12% | 655 | 2.21 |
| Atlantic Beach | 10 | North Carolina | 1,430 | 1,374 | 0.99% | 600 | 2.38 |
| Brandywine Bay | 11 | North Carolina | 1,356 | 1,322 | 0.67% | 1,682 | 0.81 |
| Harkers Island | 12 | North Carolina | 894 | 1,314 | -10.51% | 399 | 2.24 |
| Maysville | 13 | North Carolina | 835 | 819 | 0.48% | 975 | 0.86 |
| Peletier | 14 | North Carolina | 810 | 772 | 1.25% | 224 | 3.62 |
| Bogue | 15 | North Carolina | 725 | 693 | 1.12% | 264 | 2.75 |
| Gloucester | 16 | North Carolina | 524 | 484 | 1.75% | 365 | 1.44 |
| Atlantic | 17 | North Carolina | 482 | 608 | -5.12% | 524 | 0.92 |
| Marshallberg | 18 | North Carolina | 448 | 412 | 2.05% | 703 | 0.64 |
| Davis | 19 | North Carolina | 324 | 226 | 8.36% | 148 | 2.18 |
| Indian Beach | 20 | North Carolina | 234 | 222 | 1.3% | 411 | 0.57 |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Morehead City is the largest city in Carteret County.
Indian Beach is the smallest city in Carteret County.
There are 20 cities in Carteret County, North Carolina.