<p>Coal tar pitch (CTP) is widely used in road laying. However, how to realize its high added value is still a difficult problem to be solved. Herein, we report the simple avenue for the synthesis of N doped porous carbon (NPC_Mg) by template method derived from aromatic hydrocarbons in CTP. The NPC_Mg presents big surface area of 2523.2 m²&#xa0;g⁻¹ and hierarchical pore structures, temperate N content of 1.88 at.%. Due to the structural merits, NPC_Mg electrode obtains large capacitance of 483.1 F g⁻¹ at 0.1 A g⁻¹ and superb cycle stability with 4.6% decay after 25,000 cycles in 6&#xa0;M KOH solution. Besides, NPC_Mg-based supercapacitor with neutral electrolyte also achieves high capacitance of 339 F g⁻¹, large energy output of 33.3 Wh kg⁻¹, long cycle life without decay after 15,000 cycles. Interestingly, the NPC_Mg-based zinc ion hybrid capacitor presents large capacity of 287.7 F g⁻¹ and superb energy output of 114 Wh kg⁻¹. This work provides a common approach to synthesize heteroatom doped carbon materials for capacitors.</p>