Cove City is a town in Craven County, North Carolina, United States.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 378 people, 192 households, and 123 families residing in the town.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 433 people, 182 households, and 135 families residing in the town.

24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.