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View our video showing step-by-step how to search, view and pay your tax record on this web site. 

2021 HOLIDAY CLOSINGS

Carteret County will be closed on the following days:

New Year's Day, January 1

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 18
Good Friday, April 2
Memorial Day, May 31
Independence Day, July 5
Labor Day, September 6
Veteran’s Day, November 11
Thanksgiving, November 25-26
Christmas, December 23-24, 27, 31

WE COLLECT TAXES FOR THE FOLLOWING TOWNS:

Beaufort, Bogue, Cedar Point, Cape Carteret, Peletier, Emerald Isle

PREPAYMENTS ARE ACCEPTED FOR 2021 TAX BILLS   

(write PREPAYMENT in the memo on your check)

Carteret Tax Office Receives Award 

Carteret County Tax Office receives the IAAO Certificate of Excellence in Asseessment Administration.  The only county in North Carolina to receive this certificate.  Click here for more information.

Download Brochure: Prorate Taxes When Selling Property