Bogue North Carolina Map

About Bogue, North Carolina

Bogue is a locality in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 756. The population density is 112.5 people per km². Bogue is located at 34.6993°N, 77.0369°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28570.

Bogue lies low and wide, a place where the land seems to sigh into the surrounding waters, its terrain a gentle flattening toward the coast. It lies 22.7 miles east of Jacksonville, NC (from Jacksonville, NC: bearing 99°T), and is situated 4.7 miles east of Swansboro. Pine forests, their needles a soft rustle in the humid air, give way to open fields where sunlight pools thickly, and the sky feels impossibly vast. Here, the air carries the faint, salty tang of the nearby Atlantic, mingling with the earthy scent of damp soil and the sweet perfume of blooming wildflowers in the verges. The landscape is a study in subtle transitions, from the dense, shadowed green of the woods to the sun-bleached expanses of marsh grass that fringe the creeks and inlets, a quiet beauty that settles deep. The history of Bogue is tied to the ebb and flow of the coastal plain, a story of sustenance drawn from both land and sea. For generations, its economy has been shaped by the bounty of the water – fishing fleets have long returned with their hauls, and the rhythm of the tides dictates much of life. Further inland, agriculture has played its part, with farms producing crops suited to the sandy soil, a quiet testament to the resilience of those who have worked this ground. Though no grand monuments mark its past, the character of Bogue is etched in the weathered clapboard of its homes and the easy camaraderie of its residents, a place where time moves with the slow, deliberate grace of the coastal currents.

About This Bogue Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bogue, North Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.699329, -77.036891. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Bogue and Carteret County.

Detailed location data for Bogue includes the ZIP code (28570), telephone area code (910), county seat of Carteret County (Beaufort), and school district assignment (Carteret County Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Bogue is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.