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Gloucester
North CarolinaCDP
Total population
385
Median home value
$353,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$64,667
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Gloucester is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gloucester had a population of 495.
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Geography
Gloucester is located just east of the center of Carteret County, on the northern side of The Straits, a tidal channel connecting Core Sound to the east with the North River to the west. The Gloucester CDP is bounded by Whitehurst Creek to the west and Sleepy Creek to the east, both tidal inlets from The Straits. The community is east of the town of Beaufort by water and by road. The Gloucester CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.98%, is water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Gloucester, NC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- East Carteret HighHigh · Beaufort · 530 students · 13.9:1 ratio
- Beaufort ElementaryElementary · Beaufort · 378 students · 11.8:1 ratio
- Beaufort MiddleMiddle · Beaufort · 258 students · 12.3:1 ratio
- Down East Middle and Smyrna ElementaryElementary · Smyrna · 249 students · 10.8:1 ratio
- Tiller SchoolElementary · Beaufort · 195 students · 11.5:1 ratio
- Harkers Island ElementaryElementary · Harkers Island · 117 students · 13:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Gloucester

Search results from Open Library.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library