Rocky Point, North Carolina

Rocky Point is an unincorporated community in southern Pender County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Rocky Point is situated on North Carolina Highway 210 and North Carolina Highway 133 and U.S. Route 117, at an elevation of 39 feet (12 m).^[1] Rocky Point is located at exit 408 off of Interstate 40. The tiny community consists of a post office, two gas stations/convenience stores, a small truck stop, a Food Lion grocery store, an animal hospital, two fast food restaurants, a small Chinese restaurant, a Dollar General store, and a few other assorted businesses. Rocky Point is just a two-stop-light town (three, counting the one off of I-40)and is also home to the world-famous Paul's Place hot dogs and Lewis Nursery & Farm, which is a large blueberry/strawberry/blackberry/pepper producer. The community is growing fairly rapidly. Land taxes are low, and the community is served by the Rocky Point Fire Department, the Long Creek Fire Department, and the Pender County Sheriff's Office. The community, although very rural, is situated just 15-20 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, with Wrightsville Beach being the nearest public beach.

Schools

• Heide Trask Senior High School
• Rocky Point Primary School
• Cape Fear Elementary School
• Cape Fear Middle School

Notable people

• Christopher Howard Wolf - A game designer and comic book author.
• Richard Brickhouse - A NASCAR driver who won the inaugural Talladega 500 in 1969^[2]

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