Sunbury, North Carolina

Sunbury, North Carolina
Sunbury
Sunbury
Coordinates: 36°26′49″N 76°36′46″W / 36.44694°N 76.61278°W / 36.44694; -76.61278
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyGates
Named afterSunbury, Pennsylvania
Area
  Total
2.45 sq mi (6.35 km2)
  Land2.45 sq mi (6.35 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
276
  Density112.65/sq mi (43.49/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27979
Area code252
GNIS feature ID2628658
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.

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.

Sunbury High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.