Welcome to Masonboro ...

Masonboro is located in New Hanover County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Masonboro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Masonboro is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Masonboro: (910)

Communities near Masonboro ...

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

• Wilmington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Leland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Leland is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <4>
• Boiling Spring Lakes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
  • Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
• Carolina Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Beach
  • Carolina Beach is located in New Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carolina Beach <4>
• Navassa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navassa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
  • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
• Wrightsville Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsville Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville Beach
  • Wrightsville Beach is located in New Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsville Beach <4>
• Belville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
  • Belville is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
• Kure Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kure Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kure Beach
  • Kure Beach is located in New Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kure Beach <4>
• Topsail Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail Beach
  • Topsail Beach is located in Pender County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsail Beach <4>
• Sandy Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people

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 Masonboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Masonboro.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Masonboro. 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 Masonboro.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Masonboro ...

Looking for more information about Masonboro? 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 Masonboro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Masonboro.

Adding Masonboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Masonboro 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 Masonboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Masonboro post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Masonboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for New Hanover County: www.nhcgov.com/

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