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Welcome to West Onslow Beach ...

West Onslow Beach is located in Onslow County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Onslow Beach: W. Onslow Bch.

West Onslow Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Onslow Beach: 910 & 472<3>

Communities near West Onslow Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Onslow Beach.

  • Holly Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Surf City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Topsail Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Topsail Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Folkstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Folkstone is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkstone
  • Kings Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Landing is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
  • Sneads Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Peru
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Peru is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Topsail
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Topsail is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
  • Hampstead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Onslow Beach ...

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

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Onslow Beach - 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 West Onslow Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the West Onslow Beach 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.