Sea Breeze, 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 Sea Breeze, New Hanover County.
| City | Sea Breeze |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | New Hanover |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.063228 |
| Longitude | -77.891374 |
| Population | 1,849 |
| Density | 358.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Sea Breeze is a locality in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,849. The population density is 358.5 people per km². Sea Breeze is located at 34.0632°N, 77.8914°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28409.
Sea Breeze rests on a low, sandy plain, where the humid air, thick with the scent of salt and pine, often hangs heavy. It lies 11.6 miles south-south-east of Wilmington, NC (from Wilmington, NC: bearing 165°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south of Myrtle Grove. The landscape here is a gentle yielding of land to water, a subtle intermingling of marsh grasses and encroaching maritime forest. Live oaks, gnarled and draped with Spanish moss, punctuate the horizon, their branches reaching out like skeletal fingers against the pale blue sky. The sun, especially in the late afternoon, casts a golden, almost tangible sheen across the muted greens and browns of the coastal terrain, softening the edges of everything it touches. The quiet hum of insects is the dominant sound, broken only by the distant cry of gulls or the soft lapping of unseen water against the shore. This stretch of coastline in New Hanover County has a history tied to the ebb and flow of both nature and human endeavor. For generations, life in Sea Breeze has been shaped by the bounty of the nearby waterways and the Atlantic Ocean, with fishing and oystering forming the backbone of its economy. While agricultural pursuits once held sway on the slightly higher ground inland, the character of Sea Breeze is undeniably maritime, a place where the rhythm of the tides dictates much of the local pace. The scattering of modest homes, many with screened porches designed to catch the faintest whisper of a breeze, speaks of a pragmatic approach to coastal living, a quiet understanding of the forces that shape this particular corner of North Carolina.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Sea Breeze, 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 Sea Breeze and New Hanover County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Sea Breeze 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 Sea Breeze 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. |