Brunswick is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, home to about 937 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 28424, and parts of 28472 are in Brunswick too.
Mostly Brunswick
Mostly Whiteville; part is in Brunswick
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| Nearest major airport | Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR)46 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Raleigh, NC104 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA440 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Brunswick; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Brunswick had 973 residents in the 2020 census, up 170% since 2000.
It’s the 473rd largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Columbus County grew from 21,274 residents in 1900 to 50,623 in 2020.
Columbus County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 50.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Whiteville 7 Nw, NC weather station (8 miles away).
11,658 jobs at 997 businesses in Columbus County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brunswick.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Whiteville.
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