Atlantic Beach is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, home to about 1,719 people across 2.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 28512.
Homes sold for a median of $456 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Atlantic Beach; also Pine Knoll Shores and Indian Beach
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Atlantic Beach. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)141 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN)31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Raleigh, NC133 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA377 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Atlantic Beach; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Atlantic Beach had 1,364 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.
It’s the 361st largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Carteret County grew from 11,811 residents in 1900 to 67,686 in 2020.
Carteret County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 59 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Atlantic Beach Wtp, NC weather station (about a mile away).
21,789 jobs at 2,249 businesses in Carteret County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Atlantic Beach.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Pine Knoll Shores and Indian Beach.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.