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Welcome to Old Town ...

Old Town is located in Brunswick County<1>.

Old Town is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Old Town: 910 & 472<3>

Communities Also Named Old Town ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Old Town: This one is located in Brunswick County and the other is located in Forsyth County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 35 communities that are also named Old Town - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (5), Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana (2), Iowa, Maine, Maryland (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New Mexico (2), New York, Northwest Territories, Ohio (2), Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Old Town ...

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

  • Wilmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Leland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Leland is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <4>
  • Oak Island
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint James
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint James is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,607 people
  • Boiling Spring Lakes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
  • Carolina Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Southport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Long Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Beach is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Navassa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
  • Wrightsville Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Town ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Brunswick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Town - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Old Town area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Old Town area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.