Carter is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Parker County, Texas, United States.

[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.

Carter first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S.

This article about a location in Parker County, Texas is a stub.