Cape Carteret, NC
2 miles west
2,273 people, about 3 times Bogue's population
Attic insulation in Cape CarteretAttic Insulation in Bogue, NC
Blown-in attic insulation for Bogue, NC, 2 miles from Cape Carteret, plus removal and air sealing.
About Bogue and Its Homes
Bogue lies on the mainland side of the sound that shares its name, and the Gazetteer notes an auxiliary air base for Cherry Point here. It was one of several small western Carteret County settlements that did well in the late 1800s, with two general stores by 1896.
Bogue, in Carteret County, grew from 691 people in 2020 to 706 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimates), on 2.75 square miles.
Bogue has about 330 housing units, 1 percent of Carteret County's; about 87 percent of the town's households own their home.
Bogue at a Glance
- County: Carteret County
- Population: 706 (2025), 691 (2020), up 2.2%
- Land area: 2.75 square miles (257 people each)
- Housing units: about 330 (±73)
- Median year built: 1998 (±3); Carteret County: 1989
- Owner-occupied: 87% (±8); Carteret County: 75%
- Detached houses: 82% (±9); Carteret County: 61%
- Attached houses: under 4%
- Mobile homes: 16% (±8)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- ENERGY STAR target for Bogue attics: R-49 from bare, R-38 over 3 to 4 inches (R-value guide)
Census Bureau estimates for Bogue, 2020 to 2024 (± margin of error).
Attic Insulation in Bogue
If the joists show above the insulation in a Bogue attic, ENERGY STAR says to add more insulation.
From 1990 to 2009, about 65 percent of Bogue homes were built to codes below ENERGY STAR's target; check their eaves, where ENERGY STAR says insulation is often thinnest.
The Local Climate
Bogue's center sits about 20 feet above sea level, 11 miles from NOAA's Newport/Morehead City Weather Office station, the best match for Bogue. The station's 1991 to 2020 normals average about 2,780 heating and 1,710 cooling degree days a year, so at Bogue's station, heating needs outweigh cooling.
Readings change over short distances around Bogue: NOAA's Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, 16 miles away, averages about 2,350 heating degree days. The state energy code marks Carteret County warm and humid.
Homes by Age: What It Means for the Attic
About 82 percent of Bogue housing units are detached single-family houses, about 16 percent mobile homes. With about 330 housing units in Bogue, read the figures as rough proportions.
Built from 1970 to 1989, about 15 percent of Bogue homes may hold settled fiberglass; check its depth against the joists.
About 15 percent of Bogue's housing units predate 1980; nearly all predate the state's 1978 insulation rule too.
Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: under 2%
- 1940s: 3% (±3), about 10 units
- 1950s: under 9%, about 15 units
- 1960s: under 2%
- 1970s: under 10%, about 15 units
- 1980s: 11% (±6), about 35 units
- 1990s: 33% (±9), about 105 units
- 2000s: 31% (±13), about 105 units
- 2010s: 11% (±6), about 35 units
- 2020 or later: under 4%
Air Sealing and Duct Sealing in Bogue
In Bogue, 90 percent of homes heat with electricity; where that heat is forced air, ducts often run through the attic.
Air sealing comes first, as the EPA advises: wire and pipe holes, wall tops and soffits.
How Homes Here Are Heated
- Electricity: 90% (±4), about 265 households; Carteret County: 87%
- Piped gas: under 12%, about 15 households
- Bottled or tank gas: 4% (±4), about 10 households
- Oil or kerosene: under 3%
Power, Gas and Rebates
Power in and around Bogue comes from Duke Energy Progress and Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative; your bill says which. For gas, Bogue is in the Carteret County franchise of Piedmont Natural Gas, whose mains may not reach every street in Bogue. Duke's free House Call fits many Bogue homes: 90 percent heat with electricity.
Rebate to check if Duke Energy Progress serves your Bogue home: Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy; Insulation Pros is an approved trade ally). Before a job in Bogue, check its current terms; the Carteret County page lists every program.
Attic Insulation Removal in Bogue
In a Bogue attic, only wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation is vacuumed out (ENERGY STAR's test), once the cause is fixed, and after mice that Bogue attic is sanitized and deodorized; dry, clean insulation stays.
Also Serving Near Bogue
Nearest to Bogue first.
Emerald Isle, NC
2 miles south
Median home built 1989 (Bogue: 1998); 3,970 people, about 6 times Bogue's population
Attic insulation in Emerald IsleCedar Point, NC
3 miles west
Median home built 2000 (Bogue: 1998); 1,825 people, about 3 times Bogue's population
Attic insulation in Cedar PointPeletier, NC
4 miles northwest
Median home built 1995 (Bogue: 1998); 803 people to Bogue's 706
Attic insulation in PeletierSwansboro, NC
6 miles west
Median home built 2002 (Bogue: 1998); Its NOAA station logs about 290 fewer heating degree days than Bogue's
Attic insulation in Swansboro
Bogue Insulation FAQs
Can a landlord have a rental house's attic insulated while it sits between tenants?
Yes, and that call belongs to the owner. Insulating and air sealing a rental is the landlord's choice, and nearly all of the work happens up in the attic itself. An empty house makes every room easy to reach, though the job can also be done with tenants at home. It starts with measuring the depth already there and tracing where air slips up through the ceiling.
Bogue Field logged a strong gust in Dorian. What does a storm like that mean for my attic?
It means a look under the roof is worth the trouble. Early on September 6, 2019, as Dorian passed just south of the coast, the automated sensors at Bogue Field logged a 53 mph gust. The day before, a tornado rated EF-2 tore through nearby Emerald Isle. If the insulation up there turns up wet, ENERGY STAR says the roof leak is fixed before anything else. After that, the soaked layer is vacuumed out and replaced with new.
Does attic insulation in Bogue need a permit?
Bogue Town Hall can say whether Carteret County Planning & Development, the town itself or another office handles permits in Bogue; ask before work starts.
Helpful Guides
- Carteret County is warm and humid by the state energy code: attic condensation and mold and attic ventilation
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Bogue, NOAA normals for the Newport/Morehead City Weather Office station (October 2026). Compiled by Insulation Pros. How the town pages are made.
Sources for the Bogue introduction and questions (read October 20, 2026):
- A Comprehensive Architectural Survey of Carteret County, Final Report (M. Ruth Little, Longleaf Historic Resources, 2012), NC HPO
- Bogue, in The North Carolina Gazetteer (William S. Powell, 2nd ed., UNC Press 2010), NCpedia
- Hurricane Dorian, September 6, 2019, event summary, National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City
- Attic Insulation Project, ENERGY STAR
Serving Bogue, NC
Insulation Pros is an insulation contractor serving North Carolina, Bogue and the rest of Carteret County included.
Reach us
Send the square footage of your Bogue attic, or call (336) 870-3893.