| Official Name: | Brandywine Bay, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Brandywine Bay |
| Coordinates: | 34.7383°N -76.8303°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Carteret |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.83 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.81 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.14 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.09 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 552.50 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 20 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 28557 (Morehead City) |
| Area Code: | 252 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-07588 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2812780 |
| Population Total: | 1153 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1430.52 |
Brandywine Bay is a planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,153.[2]
The community is in west-central Carteret County, bordered to the east by Morehead City. U.S. Route 70 forms the northern edge of the CDP, and North Carolina Highway 24 forms the southern edge. The two highway lead east into Morehead City; in the other direction, US-70 leads northwest to New Bern, while NC-24 leads west to Cape Carteret.
| White alone (NH) | 1,081 | 93.76% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 6 | 0.52% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 0.17% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 14 | 1.21% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 1 | 0.09% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 25 | 2.17% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 24 | 2.08% | |
| Total | 1,153 | 100.00% |