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Surf
A town of 4,396 people in North Carolina
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Town in North Carolina, United States1949Established
3,867Population
9.6 sq miArea
21 ftElevation
Surf City is a town in Onslow and Pender counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 3,867 at the 2020 census. It is located on Topsail Island. The Pender County portion of Surf City is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Onslow County portion is part of the Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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ZIP code28445, 28443
Area code910
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#49Best public schoolsof 252 in NC
DistrictPender County SchoolsSchools2
Surf City ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 857 students
Surf City MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 752 students
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