Calabash, North Carolina

Calabash, North Carolina
Town
Official seal of Calabash, North Carolina
Seal
Nickname: 
Seafood Capital of the World
Calabash is located in North Carolina
Calabash
Calabash
Location within the state of North Carolina
Calabash is located in the United States
Calabash
Calabash
Calabash (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°53′43″N 78°33′05″W / 33.89528°N 78.55139°W / 33.89528; -78.55139
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBrunswick
Government
 • MayorDonna P. Long[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total4.87 sq mi (12.62 km2)
 • Land4.53 sq mi (11.73 km2)
 • Water0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2)
Elevation
[3]
30 ft (9 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,011
 • Density443.93/sq mi (171.40/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28467
Area codes910, 472
FIPS code37-09540[4]
GNIS feature ID2405358[3]
Websitewww.townofcalabash.net

Calabash is a small fishing town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 2,011.[5] It is known as the "Seafood Capital of the World" because of the town's seafood restaurants.

  1. ^ "Mayor & Commissioners". Town of Calabash. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calabash, North Carolina
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census-2020-Table was invoked but never defined (see the help page).