Summary for Surf City

About Surf City (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Primarily Onslow County (see below). A portion of Surf City extends into Pender County.

Time Zone: Surf City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: (910)

Elevation: Near sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Surf City)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	2,469 (33.24% increase since 2010)
2010:	1,853 (33.02% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,393

Total Area:<3> 9.54 sq. miles [24.7 km²] - of which 23.84% is water (2.27 sq. miles [5.9 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 3,312

Official Website: www.surfcity.govoffice.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Surf City:

Lat: 34.427900° (or 34°25'40" N)

Lon: -77.556800° (or -77°33'24" W)

USGS Topo Map: Holly Ridge<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Surf City

GNIS ID: 2406694

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 66040

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Surf City)

About Onslow County

The town of Jacksonville is the County Seat for Onslow County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Onslow)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	202,795 (14.08% increase since 2010)
2010	177,772 (18.23% increase since 2000)
2000:	150,355

Total Area: 905 sq. miles [2,346.3 km²] - of which 15.8% is water (143.2 sq. miles [370.8 km²])

Housing Units: 68,226

Official Website: www.co.onslow.nc.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Onslow

GNIS ID: 1026341

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 133

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Surf City)

About North Carolina

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	10,501,384 (10.13% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,535,483 (18.46% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,049,313

Websites for State of North Carolina

Official Website: https://www.nc.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitnc.com/

Parks: https://www.ncparks.gov/

Fishing & Hunting: https://www.ncwildlife.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Carolina

GNIS ID: 1027616

FIPS State: 37

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Surf City)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Surf City: www.surfcity.govoffice.com/

The official website for Onslow County: www.co.onslow.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Surf City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Surf City. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Surf City, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Surf City.