Official Name: | Long Creek, North Carolina |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Long Creek |
Coordinates: | 34.4383°N -78.0161°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Pender |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.02 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.01 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Area Total Km2: | 5.22 |
Area Land Km2: | 5.21 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 53.18 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 20 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 28457 (Rocky Point) |
Area Codes: | 910, 472 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 37-39060 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2812800 |
Population Total: | 277 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 137.74 |
Long Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 277.[2]
The community is in southwestern Pender County, along North Carolina Highway 210. It is named for Long Creek, a southward-flowing stream that runs along the western edge of the community and leads southeast to the Northeast Cape Fear River. The community is 7miles west of Rocky Point, 10miles southwest of Burgaw, the Pender county seat, and north of Wilmington.
White alone (NH) | 121 | 43.68% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 125 | 45.13% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 0.72% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 0.36% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 4 | 1.44% | |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 12 | 4.33% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 12 | 4.33% | |
Total | 277 | 100.00% |