What is "carolina beach"

Population (2000): 4701
Housing Units (2000): 4086
Land area (2000): 2.253160 sq. miles (5.835658 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.203365 sq. miles (0.526714 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.456525 sq. miles (6.362372 sq. km)
FIPS code: 10500
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 34.036796 N, 77.896939 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 28428
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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