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Welcome to Sloop Point ...

Sloop Point is located in Pender County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sloop Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Sloop Point: Sloop Pt.

Sloop Point is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sloop Point: 910 & 472<3>

Communities near Sloop Point ...

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

  • Holly Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wrightsville Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Topsail Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Topsail Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Helena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Saint Helena is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Topsail
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Topsail is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
  • Hampstead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocean City Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocean City Beach is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City Beach
  • Brown Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brown Town is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
  • Folkstone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Folkstone is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkstone

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sloop Point ...

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

Adding Sloop Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sloop Point 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 (so far) for Sloop Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sloop Point post office opened in 1879. The Sloop Point post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sloop Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Pender, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sloop Point - 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 Sloop Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Sloop Point 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/