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Rocky Point, North Carolina

Unincorporated community in North Carolina, U.S.

Field	Value
name	Rocky Point
settlement_type	CDP
image_map	NCMapwithdotonRockyPoint.png
map_caption	Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	North Carolina
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Pender
unit_pref	imperial
area_land_sq_mi	6.9
population_total	1476
population_as_of	2020
population_density_sq_mi	auto
postal_code_type	ZIP Code
postal_code	28457
area_codes	910, 472

Rocky Point is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,476 at the 2020 census.

Rocky Point is within the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Rocky Point is located at Exit 408 off of Interstate 40. It is situated along North Carolina Highway 210, North Carolina Highway 133, and U.S. Route 117. The community is located in southern Pender County, north of Castle Hayne.

Rocky Point is situated 15–20 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, with Wrightsville Beach being the nearest public beach.

The ZIP Code for Rocky Point is 28457.

Public services

The community is served by the Rocky Point Fire Department, Pender County Fire and EMS, and the Pender County Sheriff's Office.

Schools

Rocky Point Elementary School
Cape Fear Elementary School
Cape Fear Middle School
Heide Trask High School

School system

Rocky Point schools are within the Pender County Schools system. The superintendent of PCS is Dr. Brad Breedlove, who assumed the position on January 1, 2023.

Former schools

Long Creek High School (1924–1993)
PCTS (1929–1969)
Rocky Point school (1925–1943)

Notable people

John Baptista Ashe, former U.S. Representative for Tennessee
William Shepperd Ashe, former U.S. Representative
Richard Brickhouse, NASCAR driver who won the inaugural Talladega 500 in 1969

References

{{GNIS. 993610
"Explore Census Data".
"ZIP Code 28457".
"Pender County Schools".
"Pender County Schools".
"ASHE, John Baptista, (1810 - 1857)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
"ASHE, William Shepperd, (1814 - 1862)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
"NASCAR statistics". Racing Reference.

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