Sunbury, North Carolina

Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States

36°26′49″N 76°36′46″W / 36.44694°N 76.61278°W / 36.44694; -76.61278CountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCounty GatesNamed forSunbury, Pennsylvania^[1]Area

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• Total2.45 sq mi (6.35 km²) • Land2.45 sq mi (6.35 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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33 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 code252GNIS 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
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	276		—
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

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