Kure Beach, North Carolina
Kure Beach (/ˈkjʊəri/ KURE-ee) is a town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States, approximately 15 miles south of Wilmington. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,012 at the 2010 census. It is found on Pleasure Island directly south of the Wilmington Beach annex of Carolina Beach and just north of Fort Fisher. The town is less than 1 square mile (2.6 km2) in area, stretching along about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of coastline along Pleasure Island, and a maximum width of less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km), in most places only a few hundred yard/meters wide.
Kure Beach, North Carolina | |
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Town | |
Town of Kure Beach | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location in New Hanover County and the state of North Carolina. | |
| Coordinates: 33°59′56″N 77°54′28″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | New Hanover |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Allen Oliver |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.88 sq mi (2.29 km2) |
| • Land | 0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,191 |
| • Density | 2,489.77/sq mi (961.63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28449 |
| Area codes | 910, 472 |
| FIPS code | 37-36220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405961 |
| Website | www |
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