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Atlantic Beach is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,781 at the 2000 census.

Atlantic Beach is located at 34.700455, -76.740814.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.4 mi²). 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (9.32%) is water.

Atlantic Beach is a popular tourist destination from during the summer, and as such much of its economy is driven by restaurants, hotels and other attractions such as Fort Macon State Park.

The heart of downtown is the Circle, the local name for the culmination of the Atlantic Beach Causeway in a traffic circle by the beach. The Circle is fringed with souvenir shops and a boardwalk along the beach; large groups of teens and young adults are often to be found playing volleyball, sunbathing or listening to music. The area is currently undergoing renovation, with upscale retail shops and restaurants joining the touristy kitsch.
There are miles of beautiful beaches where you can take a stroll or sunbathe; they can be fairly busy during the day, unless you walk beyond the crowds (particularly around Fort Macon), but they're also quite pretty for moonlight strolls at night. Beach access points are located all up and down the coast; some are only available to residents of the adjacent hotel or condo, but there are several with large parking lots for public access.

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