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Rocky Point
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Rocky Point
Total population
1,020
Median home value
$163,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$69,514
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
Rocky Point is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,476 at the 2020 census.
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Geography
Rocky Point is located at Exit 408 off of Interstate 40. It is situated along North Carolina Highway 210, North Carolina Highway 133, and U.S. Route 117. The community is located in southern Pender County, north of Castle Hayne. Rocky Point is situated 15–20 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, with Wrightsville Beach being the nearest public beach. The ZIP Code for Rocky Point is 28457.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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 Rocky Point, 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
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,815
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves1,642
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves1,589
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,403
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,398
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,363
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves1,270
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,197
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Heide Trask HighHigh · Rocky Point · 720 students · 16.4:1 ratio
- Pender HighHigh · Burgaw · 677 students · 19.9:1 ratio
- Cape Fear ElementaryElementary · Rocky Point · 545 students · 14.7:1 ratio
- C.F. Pope ElementaryElementary · Burgaw · 532 students · 13.6:1 ratio
- Cape Fear MiddleMiddle · Rocky Point · 462 students · 14:1 ratio
- Rocky Point ElementaryElementary · Rocky Point · 399 students · 10.8:1 ratio
- Burgaw MiddleMiddle · Burgaw · 257 students · 12.8:1 ratio
- Pender Early College HighHigh · Burgaw · 203 students · 22.6:1 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
Nearby places in North Carolina
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 Rocky Point
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
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)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library