Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

About Ocean Isle Beach

Set in the southern part of North Carolina, Ocean Isle Beach is a tiny community with an estimated population of 962.

Ocean Isle Beach holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 3.78 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 254 residents per square mile.

📰 Ocean Isle Beach News Today

• Swimmer taken to hospital after distress call near Ocean Isle Beach Pier WECT · Aug 11
• Shirley Thomas Williams, Ocean Isle Beach - Goldsboro News-Argus Goldsboro News-Argus · Aug 4
• Nancy Cardello Obituary - Shallotte, NC Dignity Memorial · Aug 10
• Public invited to sea turtle nest inventory at Ocean Isle Beach tonight WWAYTV3 · Aug 12
• Large erratic wildfire near Ocean Isle Beach burns 500 acres, up from 300 Friday Raleigh News & Observer · Jul 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Ocean Isle Beach Unique

• The only place in America named Ocean Isle Beach — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Ocean Isle Beach

• 59 Causeway Grill — bagel
• Amelia's Backstreet Grille — american
• Feast OIB
• Jinks Creek Waterfront Grille — seafood
• Maya Fine Food and Tequilas — mexican
• Ocean Isle Fish Company — seafood
• Pelican's Perch — burger
• Roberto's Ristorante — italian
• Sharky's — seafood
• The Isles Restaurant & Tiki Bar

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Ocean Isle Beach Pier
• Museum of Coastal Carolina · Museum
• The Swamp Patk Zip Line and ATV Center · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ocean Isle Beach

• Town Center Park reviews ★
• Enr Esturine Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Ocean Isle Beach

🏘️ Nearby Communities