Oak Island, North Carolina

Back to Oak Island, NC housing info, Brunswick County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this town and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Oak Island, NC Brunswick County Population in July 2008: 8,180. Population change since 2000: +24.5% Males: 3,989   (48.8%) Females: 4,191   (51.2%) Median resident age:   49.2 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 28465. Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,761 (it was $40,496 in 2000) Oak Island:   $44,761 North Carolina:   $44,670 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $28,263 Oak Island:   $28,263 North Carolina:   $24,307 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $227,482 (it was $115,500 in 2000) Oak Island:   $227,482 North Carolina:   $145,700 Mean prices in 2007: Mobile homes: $44,871; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 28465 Oak Island, NC residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Privateer Charters Distinctive Realty, LLC. Races in Oak Island: White Non-Hispanic (97.6%) American Indian (0.9%) Two or more races (0.8%) Hispanic (0.7%) 2008 cost of living index in Oak Island: 93.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Oak Island, North Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Oak Island is mentioned 432 times on our forum: Possibly moving to Southport/Oak Island area soon  (31 replies) Oak Island Rental Drive By  (1 reply) Marsh Grove, Oak Island, NC?  (2 replies) Oak Island  (23 replies) Oak Island beach rental  (14 replies) Vacationing @ Oak Island NC  (5 replies) Ancestries: English (19.4%), United States (17.5%), German (14.3%), Irish (10.5%), Scotch-Irish (5.1%), Scottish (4.1%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 5 feet Land area: 7.97 square miles. Population density: 1027 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 33.92 N, Longitude: 78.13 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,564 (-23.8%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 813 (27.3%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

This town's Wikipedia profile

Oak Island, North Carolina business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.93
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Oak Island, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Oak Island-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/17/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 31.6 miles away from the Oak Island town center injured 46 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 10/9/1950, a category 3 tornado 32.1 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Oak Island-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from Oak Island center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Political contributions by individuals in Oak Island, NC

• Brunswick County Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 44,000, Local Ops: 30,000, Military Ops: 3,000)

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Rivers and creeks: Beaverdam Creek (A), Lockwoods Folly River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Oak Island: Robin Schusta Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Beach: Long Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attraction: Amuzu (Amusement & Theme Parks; 6012 East Oak Island Drive) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map Hotels: Fish House Restaurant (5710 57th Place West) (1), Driftwood Motel (604 Ocean Drive) (2), Captain's Cove Motel (6401 East Oak Island Drive) (3), Blue Water Point Motel & Marina (5710 57th Place West) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.1 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	68.3%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This town:	8.0%
Whole state:	12.3%

This town:	2.9%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oak Island, NC

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• Island Resort, 500 Ocean Dr, Oak Island, NC 28465, Phone: (910) 278-5644
• Blue Water Point, 5710 57TH PL W, Oak Island, NC 28465, Phone: (910) 278-1230, Fax: (910) 278-1212

12.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,566 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.99%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($251 average AGI)

Brunswick County:	0.05%
North Carolina average:	0.17%

from New Hanover County, NC	2.66% ($46,091 average AGI)
from Horry County, SC	0.39% ($33,810)
from Wake County, NC	0.39% ($86,571)

6.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,155 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.89%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to New Hanover County, NC	1.40% ($47,281 average AGI)
to Horry County, SC	0.50% ($41,477)
to Columbus County, NC	0.23% ($31,406)

• Lat: 33.896333 Lon: -78.046917, Call Sign: WPXQ608
  Assigned Frequencies : 461.062 MHz, 466.062 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/21/2003, Expiration Date: 05/21/2013, Certifier: John Batten
  Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239
• E Oak Island & Middleton, Type: Bant, Structure height: 10.1 m, Overall height: 12.1 m, Call Sign: WQJY761
  Assigned Frequencies : 464.900 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/18/2009, Expiration Date: 02/18/2019, Certifier: David Kelly
  Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:

• OAK ISLAND, Lat: 33.915389 Lon: -78.132806, Call Sign: WQGY493
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.418 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/24/2007, Expiration Date: 05/24/2017, Certifier: Jerry Walters
  Registrant: Sensus, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:

• Brunswick County Airport, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WRLB3144, Licensee ID: L00182176
  Assigned Frequencies : 0.23300 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/24/2005, Expiration Date: 04/28/2015
  Registrant: Brunswick County Airport, 4019 Long Beach Rd, Oak Island, NC 28461, Phone: (910) 457-6483, Fax: (910) 457-6040
• Brunswick County Airport-4019 Long Beach Road, Type: Bant, Structure height: 10 m, Overall height: 12.5 m, Call Sign: WPZK748, Licensee ID: L00182176
  Assigned Frequencies : 121.725 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/02/2004, Expiration Date: 02/02/2009, Cancelation Date: 04/04/2009, Certifier: Howie Franklin
  Registrant: Brunswick County Airport, 4019 Long Beach Road, Oak Island, NC 28461, Phone: (910) 457-6483

• Fire: 29
• Hazardous Condition: 11
• Service Call: 1
• Good Intent Call: 1