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Carolina Shores
North Carolinatown
Total population
5,017
Median home value
$288,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$76,087
Founded
1998
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Carolina Shores is a town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Carolina Shores had a population of 4,588. It is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
Carolina Shores is located in southwestern Brunswick County. Its southwestern border is the South Carolina state line; the town of Calabash borders Carolina Shores to the south. U.S. Route 17 (Ocean Highway) forms the northwestern border of the town; the highway leads northeast to Wilmington and southwest to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. According to the United States Census Bureau, Carolina Shores has a total area of , of which , or 0.17%, is water.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Carolina Shores, NC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,632
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,435
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,319
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,079
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,903
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves4,898
- Great Blue/Cocoi HeronArdea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,815
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major Vieillot, 1819 · Aves4,422
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Union ElementaryElementary · Shallotte · 571 students · 15.4:1 ratio
- Jessie Mae Monroe ElementaryElementary · Ash · 394 students · 15.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in North Carolina
- Calabash1.4 mi away
- Ocean Isle Beach6.5 mi away
- Holden Beach14.5 mi away · pop. 962
- Varnamtown19.7 mi away · pop. 782
- Brunswick26.9 mi away · pop. 937
- St. James27.2 mi away · pop. 7,072
- Lake Waccamaw28.6 mi away
- Boiling Spring Lakes30.1 mi away
- Chadbourn32.2 mi away · pop. 1,352
- Southport32.4 mi away · pop. 4,205
- Bald Head Island34.1 mi away
- Delco34.6 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Carolina Shores
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 199 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET