Sea Level Sealevel | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′N76°23′W / 34.86°N 76.38°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Carteret |
| Elevation | 4 ft (1 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 28577 |
| Area code | 252 |
Sea Level, also spelled Sealevel, is an unincorporated community in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. [1]
Sea Level is located in northeastern Carteret County. The community is adjacent to Core Sound. It is located in what was known to early settlers as Hunting Quarters.
Sea Level has one of the lowest elevations in North Carolina; it is estimated that approximately 75 percent of the community floods when hurricanes pass through.
The elevation of the community is 4 ft (1 m). [2]
Sea Level is within the Sea Level Township in Carteret County.
The ZIP Code for Sea Level is 28577. [3]
US 70 is the major thoroughfare through the community. The southern terminus of NC 12 is in Sea Level.
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34°51′45″N76°23′16″W / 34.8623857°N 76.3876956°W
Municipalities and communities of Carteret County, North Carolina, United States | ||
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Carteret County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,686. Its county seat is Beaufort. The county was created in 1722 as Carteret Precinct and gained county status in 1739. It was named for Sir George Carteret, one of the 17th century English Lords Proprietor, or for his descendant and heir John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.
Cape Lookout is the southern point of the Core Banks, one of the natural barrier islands on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It delimits Onslow Bay to the west from Raleigh Bay to the east. Core Banks and Shackleford Banks have been designated as parts of the Cape Lookout National Seashore.
The Outer Banks are a 200 mi (320 km) string of barrier islands and spits off the coast of North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, on the east coast of the United States. They line most of the North Carolina coastline, separating Currituck Sound, Albemarle Sound, and Pamlico Sound from the Atlantic Ocean. A major tourist destination, the Outer Banks are known for their wide expanse of open beachfront and Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The seashore and surrounding ecosystem are important biodiversity zones, including beach grasses and shrubland that help maintain the form of the land.
Cedar Island is an island and unincorporated community in Carteret County, North Carolina. It is located in the Down East region of coastal North Carolina.
In North Carolina, the Crystal Coast is an 85-mile stretch of coastline that extends from the Cape Lookout National Seashore, which includes 56 miles of protected beaches, southwestward to the New River. The Crystal Coast is a popular area with tourists and second-home owners in the summer, with a name coined by the Carteret County Tourism Development Authority.
Bogue Banks form a 21-mile (34 km) barrier island off the mainland of North Carolina in Carteret County. The island, separated from the mainland by Bogue Sound, runs east to west, with the ocean beaches facing due south. Bogue Banks is the only island on the Carteret County shore that has been developed with housing: numerous communities are located on the island and can be accessed by one of two bridges across Bogue Sound, either from Morehead City to Atlantic Beach, which is the more heavily traveled bridge, or from Cape Carteret to Emerald Isle. The communities of Bogue Banks are the most prominent of the Crystal Coast. NC 58 traverses a majority of the island's length. There are several hotels that dot the island, but most of the land contains private houses, some of which are rented out during the summer, or maritime forest. Stores and other commercial properties are limited to the five main communities.
Bogue Sound is a lagoon in the state of North Carolina separating the Bogue Banks, a 21-mile-long (34 km) barrier island, from the mainland. The sound is part of North Carolina's "Crystal Coast", a tourism marketing term that is also used interchangeably with the term "Southern Outer Banks." It is the southwestern-most sound among the interconnected series of sounds along the Outer Banks that starts in the northeast at Currituck Sound.
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