Holden Beach, North Carolina
| Holden Beach, North Carolina | |
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| Seaside town | |
Intracoastal Waterway with bridge in background
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| Motto: "The Family Beach" | |
 Holden Beach
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| Coordinates: 33°54′55″N 78°17′11″W / 33.91528°N 78.28639°WCoordinates: 33°54′55″N 78°17′11″W / 33.91528°N 78.28639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Brunswick |
| Township | Lockwoods Folly Township |
| Incorporated | 1969 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.4 sq mi (8.9 km2) |
| • Land | 2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 575 |
| • Density | 212/sq mi (81.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 28462 |
| Area code(s) | 910 |
| FIPS code | 37-31960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1020798 |
| Website | www |
Holden Beach is a seaside town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 575 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area.
Holden Beach is located in southern Brunswick County 33°54′55″N 78°17′11″W / 33.915271°N 78.286459°W. The town occupies an 8-mile-long (13 km) barrier island on the Atlantic Ocean, bounded by Shallotte Inlet to the west, Lockwoods Folly Inlet to the east, and the Intracoastal Waterway to the north. One road, North Carolina Highway 130, crosses the Intracoastal Waterway to connect Holden Beach with the mainland. By NC 130 it is 10 miles (16 km) northwest to the town of Shallotte.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Holden Beach has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.9 km2). 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2) of it is land and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km2) of it (20.72%) is water.
The mayor of Holden Beach is J. Alan Holden and the Mayor Pro-Tem is John Fletcher. Commissioners are John Fletcher, Ashley Royal, Peter Freer, Kim Isenhour and Ken Kyser.
Before the American Revolution, early settlers seeking land near Lockwood's Folly River applied for patents and received warrants for surveys of selected tracts. Upon payment of fifty shillings for each 100 acres (400,000 m2), the warrantee could receive a permanent grant for Royal Governor Arthur Dobbs.
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