Welcome to Seaside ...

Seaside is located in Brunswick County<1>.

The location of Seaside has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seaside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Seaside is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Seaside lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Seaside: (910)

Communities Also Named Seaside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Seaside - they are located in Alaska, California, Connecticut, Florida (3), New York (2), Oregon and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Seaside.

Communities near Seaside ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Seaside.

• North Myrtle Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Myrtle Beach
  • North Myrtle Beach is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Myrtle Beach <4>
• Carolina Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
  • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
• Shallotte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallotte
  • Shallotte is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shallotte <4>
• Calabash
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
  • Calabash is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <4>
• Ocean Isle Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Isle Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Isle Beach
  • Ocean Isle Beach is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Isle Beach <4>
• Holden Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Beach
  • Holden Beach is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden Beach <4>
• Briarcliffe Acres
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliffe Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
  • Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
• Varnamtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnamtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
  • Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
• Atlantic Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
  • Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
• Little River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Little River is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Seaside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seaside.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Seaside. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seaside.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Seaside. See our Newspapers Page for Seaside.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seaside ...

Looking for more information about Seaside? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Seaside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Seaside.

Adding Seaside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Seaside in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Seaside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Seaside post office opened in 1899.

We also found Seaside on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seaside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seaside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brunswick County: www.brunsco.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/