| Official Name: | Cherry Branch, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Cherry Branch |
| Coordinates: | 34.9328°N -76.8103°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Craven |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.66 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.15 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.51 |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.29 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.97 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.32 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 407.27 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 28532 (Havelock) |
| Area Code: | 252 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-12186 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2812787 |
| Population Total: | 1211 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1054.88 |
Cherry Branch is a planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,211.[2]
The community is in southeastern Craven County, on the south bank of the tidal Neuse River. By land, it is reached by North Carolina Highway 306 (Ferry Road), which leads south 4miles to North Carolina Highway 101 at a point 5miles east of Havelock. A free ferry runs from Cherry Branch across the Neuse River to Minnesott Beach in Pamlico County.
| White alone (NH) | 831 | 68.62% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 168 | 13.87% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 3 | 0.25% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 23 | 1.90% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0.08% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 9 | 0.74% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 89 | 7.35% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 87 | 7.18% | |
| Total | 1,211 | 100.00% |