Relocation Information

Utilities

Electric

Oak Island, Caswell Beach, St. James & County - Brunswick Electric Membership Corp (BEMC), Highway 211, Southport 457-9808

City of Boiling Spring Lakes & Village of Bald Head Island - Progress Energy @ Olde Brunswick General Store, 1450 Fifty Lakes Dr., Boiling Spring Lakes 845-2707

Within City Limits of Southport and surrounding areas including Smithville Woods - City of Southport 201 E. Moore Street 457-7910

Water

Town of Oak Island - 4601 E. Oak Island Dr., Oak Island 278-5011

City of Southport - 201 E. Moore Street, Southport 457-7910

Village of Bald Head Island - 457-9700

St. James - BC Water 253-2655

Town of Caswell Beach - 278-5471

County - Private wells or Brunswick Co. Water 253-2655

Boiling Spring Lakes - Mix of Private wells and Public water. Call Boiling Spring Lakes 910-845-2614 for more details

Telephone

Southport, Oak Island, Bald Head Island, Caswell Beach and parts of St. James -

BellSouth Telecommunications, P.O. Box 960, Wilmington Residential 888-757-6500 Outside BellSouth Territory 1-800-767-2355 Business 866-620-6000 Outside BellSouth Territory 1-800-919-2800

Boiling Spring Lakes, Most of the County and parts of St. James - Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation Box 3198, Shallotte, NC 28459 754-4311

Cable

Southport, Oak Island, Caswell Bch & St. James – Time Warner Cable, 1949 Dawson St., Wilmington 457-6319

Boiling Spring Lakes & Most of County - Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation, Box 3198, Shallotte, NC 28459 754-4311

Bald Head Island - Telemedia Cable 1-800-533-7048 or 842-8383

Trash

Trash removal is provided by Waste Industries 1-800-814-4544

Sewer

Only available in City of Southport, St. James, Southeast Sanitary District and portions of Oak Island and Caswell Beach .

City & County Contact Numbers

Town of Oak Island

Police - Fire - Rescue Departments 911 or business 278-5595

Yaupon Beach Fire Department, Inc. - Yaupon Drive 911 or business 278-6797

Inspections Department - Community Services Bldg - 518 Yaupon Drive 278-9625

Parks and Recreation Department - 3003 E. Oak Island Drive 278-5518

Town Hall (all other departments) - 4601 E. Oak Island Drive 278-5011

City of Southport

Police - Fire - Rescue Departments 911 or business 457-7911

Tax Department (City Hall) 457-7920

Utility Billings (City Hall) 457-7910

Recreation Department 457-7945

Inspections - 107 E. Nash Street 457-7925

City Hall (all other departments) - 210 E. Moore Street 457-7900

Town of Caswell Beach

Police - Fire - Rescue Departments 911 or business 278-5471

Town Hall (all other departments) - 1100 Caswell Beach Rd. - PO Box 460 278-5471

Town of St. James

City Hall - 3628 St. James Dr., Southport, NC 28461 253-4730 Fire Department - 253-9990

City of Boiling Spring Lakes

Police Department 911 or business 845-2247

Fire Department 911 or business 845-2818

Rescue Squad 911 or business 845-2568

City Hall (all departments) - Highway 87 - 9E.Boiling Spring Rd. Southport 28461 - 845-2614

Village of Bald Head Island

Public Safety Department 911 or business 457-5252

Fire Department 911 or business 457-4310

Building Inspections 457-6255

Village Hall (all other departments)-106 Lighthouse Wynd - PO Box 3009, Bald Head island, NC 457-9700

Brunswick County Government

Administration - Old Ocean Hwy 17, Bolivia - PO Box 249 1-800-442-7033 or 253-2000

Animal Services 754-8204

Board of Elections 1-888-445-2504 or 253-2620

BC Senior Resources 253-2199

Building Inspections 1-800-822-5986 or 253-2050

Central Permitting 1-800-621-0609 or 253-2055

Clerk of Superior Court 253-8502

District Attorney 253-8200

Economic Development Commission 253-4429

Emergency Management 253-4376

Emergency Medical Services 253-5383

Family Assistance 754-4766

Finance 253-2070

Health 888-428-4429 or 253-2250

Juvenile Services 253-4415

Land Fill/Solid Waste 253-2510

Magistrate's Office 278-4193 or 253-4471 or 457-6614

Mental Health Center 800-822-1526 or 253-4485

NC Adult Probation & Parole 253-6775

NC Cooperative Extension 253-2610

Parks & Recreation 1-800-222-4790 or 253-2670

Planning 800-621-0609 or 253-2025

Public Housing 253-2222

Register of Deeds 877-625-9310 or 253-2690

Senior Resources 253-2199

Sheriff's Department 800-672-6379 or 253-2777 or 457-5101

Social Services 253-2077 or 457-6227

Soil & Water Conservation 253-2830

Solid Waste and Recycling 253-2520

Tax Administrator 1-800-527-9001 or 253-2829

Tax Collector 1-800-222-0593 or 253-2729

Utilities 253-2657

Veteran Services 253-2233

Wildlife Resources Officer Bill Lester.......457-5199

Licenses and Registrations

Automobile Registration - To change an out-of-state title, an owner must show the title, registration and insurance policy number and declare the mileage on the vehicle and fill our MVIR-1 Title Application. For a new title, proof of insurance coverage and mileage information is required. State annual registration license fee is $28 per private passenger vehicle. Please see www.ncdot.org website for more specific information about automobile registration. Shallotte, 5300 Main Street, Shallotte, 910-754-4591. 

Driver's License - New drivers must take written, vision, sign and road tests. Bring a certified copy of birth certificate and one other official document showing your age. Out-of-state drivers must take written, vision and sign tests, and possibly a road test, and surrender their old licenses. Proof of liability insurance DL 123 is required for any first time licenses in North Carolina or anyone renewing his license who has had a traffic conviction within the past four years. 5298 Main Street, Shallotte 910-754-5114.

Mobile Drivers License and Registration Van is in Southport on the 2nd Tuesday and Wednesday of each month behind the City Gym, 10AM to 5PM and 8AM to 4PM Wednesday. 209 N Atlantic Street, Southport 910-754-5114.

Voter Registration - Newcomers must register 30 days prior to elections, be 18 years of age or older, be a resident of North Carolina and the county in which you live for at least 30 days prior to election and a U.S.Citizen. Stop by the Board of Elections, Public Library or Chamber of Commerce Office and pick up the NC Voter Registration Application. Fill out the form and return it to: Board of Elections Office in person at the Brunswick Government Complex, Old Hwy. 17, Bolivia, or mail it to P.O. Box 2, Bolivia, NC 28422. Board of Elections....888-445-2504 or 253-2620...Or register when you get your North Carolina Driver’s License

Dog License

Oak Island - Tags sold at Town Hall. Bring in shot record.

Southport - Tags sold at City Hall. Rabies shots required.

Boiling Spring Lakes - Registration required.

Bald Head Island - not required

Caswell Beach - not required

Brunswick County - not required

State requires valid Rabies Tag

Education

School Registration 253-2900. The Brunswick County Public School System operates eight elementary, four middle schools, three high schools and the Brunswick County Learning Center. Students living in the Southport-Oak Island area attend:

Southport Elementary School - Pre K-5

South Brunswick Middle School - 6-8

South Brunswick High School - 9-12

Bolivia Elementary School - K-5

Brunswick Learning Center - 7-12

Virginia Williamson Elementary - K-5

There are also private schools in the County.

Brunswick Community College- offers the continuation of education in Brunswick County. Main Campus in Supply with satellite campuses in Leland and classes held in Southport.
P.O. Box 30, Hwy. 17, Supply 754-6900

Gardner-Webb University offers a weekend Bachelor completion program on the Campus of Brunswick Community College. For more information contact

Gardner-Webb University at 704-406-4318.

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington is nearby. 601 College Rd., Wilmington 395-3000

Hospitals

J.A. Dosher Memorial Hospital - 924 N. Howe St., Southport 457-3800
Brunswick Community Hospital - Hwy.17 South, Supply 755-81 21

Town Incorporation Information

Brunswick County Incorporated 1764

Oak Island Incorporated 1999

Southport (Smithville) Incorporated 1792

Caswell Beach Incorporated 1975

Boiling Spring Lakes Incorporated 1961

St. James Incorporated 1999

Bald Head Island Incorporated 1986

Population

Brunswick County - 83,787

Oak Island - 7,033

Southport - 2,534

Caswell Beach - 406

Boiling Spring Lakes - 3,131

St. James - 1,831

Bald Head Island - 204

Bolivia - 150

* See also the US Census Bureau data online at http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37019.html.

For additional population breakdowns see http://www.ncruralcenter.org/databank/profile.asp?county=Brunswick.

For More Relocating Information:

Chamber of Commerce: www.southport-oakisland.com/

Information Provided by: Southport-Oak Island Chamber of Commerce