North Carolina · Census place 3775820

Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

Wrightsville Beach is a town in New Hanover County, North Carolina with an estimated 2,411 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 237th largest of 335 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 2,411; #237 of 335 in North Carolina
Change since 2020: -2.2%; -55 people
Land area: 1.4 sq mi; + 0.88 sq mi water
Density: 1,735 / sq mi; State median 1,316

Orange pin: Wrightsville Beach. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Raleigh.

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Wrightsville Beach population, 2020 to 2024

Wrightsville Beach lost 55 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.2%. In the latest year it moved by -16.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,473. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Wrightsville Beach covers 1.39 square miles of land and 0.88 of water, for 1,735 people per square mile of land. The median North Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,316, so Wrightsville Beach is denser than the typical town.

What county Wrightsville Beach is in

All of Wrightsville Beach's residents live in New Hanover County, which had 243,333 residents in 2024. Wrightsville Beach holds 1.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Wrightsville Beach

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Wrightsville Beach by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 28480. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Wrightsville Beach is

The Census internal point of Wrightsville Beach is at 34.213000, -77.797900. Raleigh, the capital, is 118.3 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Wilmington, NC (125,284 people), 5.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 34.213000, -77.797900
DMS: 34°12'46.80"N 77°47'52.44"W
UTM: 18N 242228.7E 3789313.9N
Geohash: dq0dtsm31
Plus code: 87646672+6R

Daylight in Wrightsville Beach

At 34.21° N, Wrightsville Beach gets about 14 h 26 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 52 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 34 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Wrightsville Beach

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in North Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Wilmington, 5.0 miles away, with 125,284 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wrightsville Beach, NC?

2,411 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 55 (2.2%) from 2,466 in July 2020.

What county is Wrightsville Beach in?

New Hanover County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Wrightsville Beach?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 28480.

How far is Wrightsville Beach from Raleigh?

118.3 miles (190.3 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Wrightsville Beach.

What is the nearest larger city to Wrightsville Beach?

Wilmington, NC, with 125,284 residents, 5.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.