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Carter, Texas

Carter, Texas
Census-designated place
Carter is located in Texas
Carter
Carter
Carter is located in the United States
Carter
Carter
Coordinates: 32°54′22″N 97°44′19″W / 32.90611°N 97.73861°W / 32.90611; -97.73861
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyParker
Area
[1]
 • Total6.44 sq mi (16.68 km2)
 • Land6.43 sq mi (16.65 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
1,070 ft (330 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
76082 (Springtown)
76085 (Weatherford)
Area code(s)817, 682
FIPS code48-13075
GNIS feature ID2805831[2]

Carter is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Parker County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

It is in the northern part of the county, spread over several low ridges and valleys draining south to the Clear Fork of the Trinity River and north to Walnut Creek, a tributary of the West Fork of the Trinity River. Texas State Highway 51 passes through the east side of the CDP, leading northeast 5 miles (8 km) to Springtown and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Weatherford, the Parker county seat. Fort Worth is 29 miles (47 km) to the southeast.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Carter Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.


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