ZIP Code 28480

Wrightsville Beach, NC · New Hanover County

34.2228, -77.7932 · View boundary on OpenStreetMap ↗

About Wrightsville Beach

Wrightsville Beach is a town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. Wrightsville Beach is just east of Wilmington and is part of the Wilmington metropolitan area. The population was 2,473 at the 2020 census. The town consists of a 4.6-mile (7 km) long beach island, an interior island called Harbor Island. It served as a filming location of Dawson's Creek and The Summer I Turned Pretty. The movie Weekend at Bernie's was also partially filmed in Wrightsville Beach.

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Area Profile

US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)

2,727
population
$165,682
median household income
699
people / sq mi
$1,049,500
median home value
$1,892
median gross rent
55.6
median age
2,940
housing units
1,292
households
3.9
land area (sq mi)

Points of interest

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