| Official Name: | Carolina Meadows, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Carolina Meadows |
| Coordinates: | 35.8597°N -79.0178°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chatham |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.39 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.39 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.02 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.02 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 711.66 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 269 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 27517 (Chapel Hill) |
| Area Code: | 919/984 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-10532 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2806989 |
| Population Total: | 727 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1845.18 |
Carolina Meadows is a planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 727.[2]
The community is in northern Chatham County, 5miles south-southeast of the center of Chapel Hill. The CDP is bordered to the north by Orange County and Durham County. State Road 1726 (Old Farrington Road) forms the southeastern border of the community, and State Route 1727 (Whippoorwill Lane) is the southwestern border. The Governors Village CDP is to the southwest, across Whippoorwill Lane.
| White alone (NH) | 699 | 96.15% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 2 | 0.28% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 5 | 0.69% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 8 | 1.10% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 13 | 1.79% | |
| Total | 727 | 100.00% |