Murraysville North Carolina Map
Murraysville, North Carolina — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Murraysville, New Hanover County.
Interactive Map of Murraysville, North Carolina
| City | Murraysville |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | New Hanover |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.295725 |
| Longitude | -77.847484 |
| Population | 16,339 |
| Density | 775.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Murraysville, North Carolina
Murraysville is a locality in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of 16,339. The population density is 775.7 people per km². Murraysville is located at 34.2957°N, 77.8475°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28411.
Murraysville unfolds as a landscape of verdant hues, where the humid air, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, clings to the gentle undulations of the coastal plain. It lies 7.4 miles north-east of Wilmington, NC (from Wilmington, NC: bearing 49°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west-south-west of Hampstead. Live oaks, their branches draped like ancient beards, cast dappled shadows across driveways lined with blooming azaleas, their vibrant colors a stark contrast to the muted greens and browns of the surrounding woods. The sky here, especially in the late afternoon, takes on a bruised, pearly quality, as if holding its breath before a summer shower. This is a place where the wildness of the Carolina interior meets the subtle influence of the nearby Atlantic, a quiet assertion of nature’s persistent, breathing presence. The history of Murraysville is interwoven with the agricultural rhythms of the region, an area that once thrived on the cultivation of cotton and tobacco, its economy now diversifying to include a growing service sector and proximity to the port city of Wilmington. The land itself tells stories, of early settlers who carved their lives from the dense forests and navigable waterways, of skirmishes and quiet resilience. Today, the character of Murraysville is one of a relaxed, suburban sprawl that still holds onto pockets of its rural past, where the echo of horse-drawn carts can almost be heard on the breeze that rustles through the tall pines. The local economy, while experiencing modern shifts, retains a grounding in the earth, a connection to the fertile soil that has sustained generations.
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About This Murraysville Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Murraysville, North Carolina with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Murraysville and New Hanover County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Murraysville is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Murraysville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
