Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

About Wrightsville Beach

Wrightsville Beach is a small town in southeastern North Carolina with an estimated population of 2,411.

Wrightsville Beach holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.39 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,735 residents per square mile.

📰 Wrightsville Beach News Today

• Fire destroys Wrightsville Beach home, roads reopen WECT · Oct 1
• Explore One of North Carolina’s Best Beach Towns With Cozy Hotels, Crystal-clear Water, and Southern Charm Travel + Leisure · Aug 9
• Massive Wrightsville Beach fire guts island home, officials say CBS 17 · Oct 1
• This Laid-Back North Carolina Beach Town Is Known For Its Surf Culture And Coastal Charm Southern Living · Jul 23
• Rare albino hammerhead shark captured on video off Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Fox News · Sep 23

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 Wrightsville Beach Unique

• The only place in America named Wrightsville 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Wilmington (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Wrightsville Beach

• Famous Toastery
• Ledo Pizza — pizza
• Lucky Star Chinese
• Oceanic Restaurant — sandwich
• SUNdays — american (café)
• South Beach Grill — seafood
• Boca Bay Seafood & Oyster Bar — seafood
• Brunches
• Kale Me Crazy
• Kipos Hellenic Cuisine — greek

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Wrightsville Beach Museum of History · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wrightsville Beach

• Airlie Gardens reviews ★
• Harbor Way Gardens · Garden reviews ★
• Island Drive Mini-Park reviews ★
• Landfall Park Recreation Fields reviews ★
• Lee's Nature Park reviews ★
• New Hanover County Arboretum reviews ★
• Pollinator Garden · Garden reviews ★
• South Channel Drive Mini-Park reviews ★
• Wrightsville Beach Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Wrightsville Beach

• Wrightsville Beach Elem

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Wrightsville Beach

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