Sunset Beach, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,824. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,176 (+19.3% change)
Males: 899 (49.3%), Females: 925 (50.7%)

Brunswick County

Zip code: 28468

Demographics

Median resident age: 60.2 years
Median household income: $47,356
Median house value: $219,600

Population by Race

Races in Sunset Beach:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
• Hispanic (1.4%)
• Two or more races (1.1%)
• American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: English (23.8%), Irish (18.6%), German (17.1%), United States (8.9%), Scottish (6.0%), Scotch-Irish (5.8%).

Elevation: 12 feet

Land area: 5.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sunset Beach

• High school or higher: 91.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 12.1%
• Unemployed: 5.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sunset Beach town

• Never married: 8.4%
• Now married: 74.9%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 10.2%
• Divorced: 6.3%

3.4% Foreign born (2.6% Europe, 0.4% North America, 0.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +919 (+101.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sunset Beach:

• BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SUPPLY, NC)
• LORIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; LORIS, SC)
• GRAND STRAND REG MED CENTER (about 30 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sunset Beach:

• MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 33 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Abbreviation: MYR)
• WILMINGTON INTL (about 50 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Abbreviation: ILM)
• FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 80 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: FAY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sunset Beach:

• OCEAN ISLE (about 6 miles; OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC; Abbreviation: 60J)
• GRAND STRAND (about 16 miles; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Abbreviation: CRE)
• TWIN CITY (about 28 miles; LORIS, SC; Abbreviation: 5J9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sunset Beach:

• HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,315)
• COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,067)
• CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,550)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 49 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 73 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
• FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,506)
• FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,922)