Caswell Beach, North Carolina

About Caswell Beach

Set in the southeastern part of North Carolina, Caswell Beach is a tiny community with an estimated population of 387.

Officially, Caswell Beach is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 2.97 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 130 residents per square mile.

📰 Caswell Beach News Today

• Caswell Beach to begin dune restoration work WECT · Jul 3
• Several injured in floor collapse at Caswell Beach The State Port Pilot · Jun 10
• Caswell Beach Weather Today & Hourly Forecast SpaceRef · Aug 31
• A Brunswick town fights back against project resembling 'Soviet era' - Wilmington Star-News Wilmington Star-News · Apr 4
• Caswell Beach residents invited to scale up gator knowledge WCTV · Apr 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest North Carolina headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Caswell Beach Unique

• The only place in America named Caswell Beach — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of North Carolina — one of 776 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Caswell Beach

• Crossroads
• Fixins OKI — regional
• Joseph's Italian Bistro — italian
• Old Bridge Diner
• Rusty Hooks Dockside Grill — seafood
• Swain's Seafood and Cut — seafood
• Thai Noodle House Cuisine — thai
• The Lazy Turtle

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Oak Island Lighthouse · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Caswell Beach

• Bill Smith Park reviews ★
• Commissioner's Observatory Park reviews ★
• Duke Energy: Dutchman Creek Park reviews ★
• Dutchman Creek Park reviews ★
• Indigo Plantation Marsh Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• May Moore Park reviews ★
• Shipwreck Park reviews ★
• Yaupon Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Caswell Beach

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