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Welcome to Surf City ...

The coastal town of Surf City is primarily located in Onslow County<1>. A portion of Surf City extends into Pender County.

Surf City was established in 1949.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Surf City has a population of 2,469 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Surf City is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Surf City: 910 & 472<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Surf City had an population of 2,469 people. This is an increase of 33.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 77.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Surf City had a population of 1,853 people. This makes Surf City the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Surf City represents 0.02% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 259th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,853 people, the population of Surf City increased 33.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,393 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Surf City.

Communities Also Named Surf City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Surf City - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Websites for Surf City ...

Official Website: www.surfcity.govoffice.com/

Communities near Surf City ...

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

  • Holly Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • North Topsail Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Topsail Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocean City Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocean City Beach is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City Beach
  • Kings Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Landing is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
  • Folkstone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Folkstone is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkstone
  • Topsail
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Topsail is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
  • Hampstead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brown Town is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
  • Sneads Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Surf City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Surf City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Surf City ...

Looking for more information about Surf City? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Surf City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Surf City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Onslow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Surf City.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Surf City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Surf City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Surf City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.