Kure Beach, North Carolina | |
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.jpg) Town hall and fire station | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in New Hanover County and the state of North Carolina. | |
| Coordinates: 33°59′56″N 77°54′28″W / 33.99889°N 77.90778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | New Hanover |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Allen Oliver[1] |
| 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[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405961[4] |
| Website | www |
Kure Beach (/ˈkjʊəri/ KURE-ee)[6] 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 Council". Town of Kure Beach, NC. November 26, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kure Beach, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Ben Steelman (March 6, 2009). "Why do they call it Kure Beach?". Star News Online. Retrieved November 29, 2011.