Sunset Beach North Carolina Map
Explore Sunset Beach, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Sunset Beach, North Carolina
How to Use This Sunset Beach, North Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sunset Beach, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Sunset Beach.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Sunset Beach |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Brunswick County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 33.894817 |
| Longitude | -78.504984 |
| Population | 4,175 |
| Density | 231.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 28468 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| County Seat | Bolivia |
| School District | Brunswick County Schools |
About Sunset Beach, North Carolina
Sunset Beach is a locality in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,175. The population density is 231.3 people per km². Sunset Beach is located at 33.8948°N, 78.5050°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Sunset Beach is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28468.Sunset Beach emerges from the flat, sandy lowlands as a quiet expanse where the horizon meets the shifting tides of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 5.9 miles east of Little River, SC (from Little River, SC: bearing 85°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west-southwest of South Brunswick. The Big Narrows carves a winding path through the marshy terrain, acting as a dark, reflective artery that draws the eye toward the salt-crusted grasses and the rhythmic pulse of the water. Within the boundaries of Town of Sunset Beach - Sunset Beach Park, the air holds a permanent, heavy dampness, carrying the briny scent of the sea across the dunes. The light here acts with a peculiar intensity, turning the pale sands into a blinding white stage during the heat of midday, only to soften into a bruised purple and gold as the sun retreats.
Sunset Beach maintains a character defined by the slow, deliberate pace of a coastal life shaped by the ebb and flow of seasonal visitors and a small, permanent core of residents. The economy relies heavily on the quietude of the shoreline and the stewardship of the natural landscape, with local commerce revolving around the needs of those who seek the solitude found near East River Island. History here remains written in the shifting sediment and the resilience of structures that endure the persistent, humid breath of the coast. Life in Sunset Beach moves in sympathy with the tides, a steady cycle of maintenance and observation that keeps the focus entirely on the delicate interface between the solid earth and the vast, encroaching Atlantic Ocean.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Ingram Planetarium (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 081° E
- Town of Sunset Beach - Sunset Beach Park (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 203° SW
- Old Bridge Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 209° SW
- Bird Island Coastal Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 1.4 mi, 216° SW
- Calabash Town Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 269° W
- OIB Sign (Public Artwork) — 3.8 mi, 094° E
- Vereen Memorial Gardens (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 254° W
- Brunswick County - Shallotte District Park (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 050° NE
- North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 083° E
- Waccamaw River Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 291° W
- Juniper Creek Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 14.5 mi, 026° NE
- Extreme Laser Tag Center (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 244° SW
- The Carolina Opry (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 243° SW
- Pirates Voyage (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 243° SW
- Crossover Trail (Viewpoint) — 20.3 mi, 086° E
- Franklin Carroll Taylor, Jr. (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 239° SW
- Pescado De Amor (Gallery) — 23.1 mi, 087° E
- Lake Waccamaw State Park (State Park) — 23.7 mi, 354° N
- Childrens Museum of South Carolina (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 238° SW
- Grand Prix Pro (Attraction) — 25.2 mi, 241° SW
- Justin W. Plyler Boardwalk Park (Monument) — 25.5 mi, 237° SW
- Ripley's Movie Theater (Cinema) — 25.6 mi, 237° SW
- Buoy 1 (Monument) — 27.0 mi, 090° E
- Ricky Evans Gallery (Gallery) — 27.9 mi, 086° E
- The Artisan's Gallery On Howe (Gallery) — 27.9 mi, 087° E
- Bald Head Island State Natural Area (State Park) — 28.1 mi, 088° E
- Stage Left Theatre Company (Theatre) — 29.4 mi, 238° SW
- Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.3 mi, 260° W · 35k acres
- Theatre of the Republic (Theatre) — 31.3 mi, 263° W
- North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 31.4 mi, 086° E
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About This Sunset Beach Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sunset Beach, North Carolina. Coordinates: 33.894817, -78.504984. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Sunset Beach includes the ZIP code (28468), telephone area code (910), county seat of Brunswick County (Bolivia), and school district assignment (Brunswick County Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
