Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina | |
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 Ocean Isle Beach Fishing Pier | |
 Seal | |
| Motto: "Unchanged" | |
  Ocean Isle Beach Location within the state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′35″N 78°25′53″W / 33.89306°N 78.43139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Brunswick |
| Township | Shallotte Township |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.72 sq mi (12.22 km2) |
| • Land | 3.74 sq mi (9.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.98 sq mi (2.53 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 867 |
| • Density | 231.69/sq mi (89.47/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28469 |
| Area codes | 910, 472 |
| FIPS code | 37-48700[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407032[2] |
| Website | www |
Ocean Isle Beach (or simply Ocean Isle, or OIB ) is a small seaside town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. It was incorporated as a town in 1959[4] and is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 867 at the 2020 census. Located at the southern end of North Carolina's Atlantic coastline, along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Ocean Isle Beach has private homes, seasonal rentals, and tourist attractions.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Ocean Isle Beach". Star-News. May 24, 1998. p. 37. Retrieved November 1, 2015.