Sunbury, North Carolina
Sunbury is located in North Carolina
Sunbury
Sunbury
Sunbury is located in the United States
Sunbury
Sunbury
Coordinates: 36°26′49″N 76°36′46″W / 36.44694°N 76.61278°W / 36.44694; -76.61278
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyGates
Named forSunbury, Pennsylvania[1]
Area
  Total2.45 sq mi (6.35 km2)
  Land2.45 sq mi (6.35 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total276
  Density112.65/sq mi (43.49/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27979
Area code252
GNIS feature ID2628658[3]
FIPS code37-65700

Sunbury is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Gates County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 289.[4]

Sunbury is located at the junction of U.S. Route 158 and North Carolina Highway 32, 10 miles (16 km) east-northeast of Gatesville, the Gates County seat. Sunbury has a post office with ZIP code 27979.[5]

Sunbury High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020276
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

2020 census

Sunbury racial composition[8]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 199 72.1%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 50 18.12%
Native American 1 0.36%
Pacific Islander 1 0.36%
Other/Mixed 11 3.99%
Hispanic or Latino 14 5.07%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 276 people, 164 households, and 115 families residing in the CDP.

References

  1. "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunbury, North Carolina
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sunbury CDP, North Carolina". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  5. ZIP Code Lookup
  6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2021.


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