Sunbury, North Carolina

Sunbury, North Carolina
Census-designated place
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
[2]
 • Total
2.45 sq mi (6.35 km2)
 • Land2.45 sq mi (6.35 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[3]
33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
276
 • 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%±
2010289—
2020276−4.5%
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. ^ a b 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.[dead link‍]
  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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