Gloucester North Carolina Map

About Gloucester, North Carolina

Gloucester is a locality in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 495. The population density is 133.1 people per km². Gloucester is located at 34.7263°N, 76.5410°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28528.

Gloucester remains a quiet expanse where the salt-heavy air of the Atlantic Ocean defines the very horizon. It lies 23.0 miles east-southeast of Havelock, NC (from Havelock, NC: bearing 117°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Beaufort. The landscape is defined by the low, marshy fringe of the coast, where the brackish waters of Sleepy Creek meander through tall grasses toward the open expanse of the sea. Beyond the immediate waterline, the terrain remains flat and subdued, eventually giving way to the distant rise of Davis Ridge, which marks the edge of the low-lying plain. To the north, the protected marshlands of Browns Island Tracts offer a sanctuary for migratory birds, while the nearby silhouette of Browns Island sits adrift in the tidal currents. The light here is distinct, often turning a pale, bruised violet as the sun dips below the water, casting long, melancholic shadows across the sediment-rich earth.

Gloucester has long drawn its vitality from the pulse of the water, with generations of residents tethered to the rhythms of the fishing trade and the seasonal harvest of the sea. The local economy persists in a delicate balance with the environment, grounded in maritime traditions that have outlasted the shifts of the modern era. While the distant Open Grounds provide a starker, more arid contrast to the sodden, productive earth near the water, the character of the people here remains as steady as the incoming tide. Life in Gloucester moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, far removed from the frantic pace of larger inland centers. Even as the years pass, the community maintains a solitary, self-reliant identity, marked by the quiet repair of nets and the persistent, rhythmic hum of boats returning from the Atlantic Ocean under a gray, overcast sky.

About This Gloucester Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gloucester, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.726274, -76.541035. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Gloucester includes the ZIP code (28528), telephone area code (910), county seat of Carteret County (Beaufort), and school district assignment (Carteret County Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.