Local Wiki
Carteret County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Third Monday of each month at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Boardroom, 2nd Floor, County Administration Building, 302 Courthouse Square, Room 217, Beaufort, NC 28516.
- Register of Deeds
- Karen Hardesty · 252.728.8474 · karen.hardesty@carteretcountync.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.carteretcountync.gov/AgendaCenter
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 7 members elected from residency districts at-large countywide to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Chris Chadwick. Vice-Chair: Mark Mansfield.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Towns (11)
- Atlantic Beach
- Beaufort (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Bogue
- Cape Carteret
- Cedar Point (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Emerald Isle (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Indian Beach (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Morehead City (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Newport (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Peletier
- Pine Knoll Shores (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (1)
- Carteret County Public Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (18)
- Atlantic Beach Fire Department
- Beaufort Fire Dept.
- Broad & Gales Creek Community Association
- Cedar Island Community Center and Volunteer Fire Department
- Down East Fire Department Inc
- Emerald Isle Fire Department
- Harkers Island Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
- Harlowe Volunteer Fire Department of Craven and Carteret Counties, N.C.
- Indian Beach-Salter Path Fire Department
- Marshallberg Voluntary Fire Department, Inc.
- Mill Creek Fire Association, Inc.
- Morehead City Fire Department
- Newport Fire Department
- North River & Laurel Road Voluntary Fire Department, Inc.
- Otway Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Incorporated
- Pine Knoll Shores Fire Department
- South River-Merrimon Fire & Ems, Inc.
- Western Carteret Interlocal Cooperation Agency DBA Western Carteret Fire and EMS Department
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Airport (1)
- Beaufort-Morehead City Airport Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Carteret Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Water Supply (1)
- Harkers Island Sanitary District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)