THE SEA BREEZE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Carolinian Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes setting.
Sea Breeze CDP has 1.86 square miles of land in New Hanover County. Its Census reference point is in Carolinian Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes, within Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.
Regional context: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Sea Breeze and New Hanover County
Sea Breeze is associated with New Hanover County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Sea Breeze by land and water
The Census records 0.23 square miles of water within Sea Breeze, or 10.8% of its total area. It is 30.7 percentage points lower than the 41.5% recorded for New Hanover County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Sea Breeze CDP has 76% of the land area of nearby Carolina Beach town (2.45 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

