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About Surf City, NC

Surf City is a beach town on Topsail Island, connected to mainland North Carolina by a swing bridge on Highway 210. Most visitors drive up US-17 from Wilmington (20 miles) or down from Myrtle Beach, then head east on NC-210 to cross onto the barrier island. The town sits between the Atlantic Ocean and Intracoastal Waterway, with the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue Center treating injured loggerheads year-round.

Where is Surf City, NC on the map?

Surf City, NC is in United States, at 34.435, -77.564 - about 13 km north-east of Topsail Beach, NC.

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The closest airport to Surf City, NC is Wilmington International Airport, 49 km (about 51 min by car). Other airports nearby: Albert J Ellis Airport.

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