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Area Information

Important Local Telephone Numbers Average Temperature in Fahrenheit
• AAA Carolina’s Emergency Road Service ........................................800-222-4357 Daily High Daily Low
• Boating Forecast ..............................................................................910-762-3240
• Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce .........................................910-458-8434 January 56 36 Information
• Emergency ..........................................................................................................911 February 60 38
• NC Ferry System .............................................................................1-800-BY-FERRY March 66 44
• New Hanover County Public Library ...............................................910-798-6300 April 74 52
• Carolina Beach Parks & Recreation Dept. ......................................910-458-2977 May 81 60
• Sheriff’s Dept. ..................................................................................910-798-4162
• State Highway Patrol .......................................................................910-395-3917 June 87 69
(from mobile phone)...............................................................*HP or 800-334-7411 July 90 73
• U.S. Coast Guard Wrightsville Beach ..............................................910-256-4224 August 88 71
• Weather Forecast .............................................................................910-763-3491 September 84 66 Wilmington
• Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce .................................910-762-2611
• Wilmington Parks & Recreation Dept. ...........................................910-341-7855 October 76 55
• Wrightsville Beach Parks & Recreation Dept. ...............................910-256-7925 November 68 45
December 59 38
Area Hospitals & Urgent Medical Care Centers Information provided by the Weather Channel
• New Hanover Regional Medical Center – Main Hospital .............910-343-7000 and the National Weather Service in Wilmington,
located at the Wilmington International Airport.
• New Hanover Regional Medical Center – Orthopedic Hospital...910-452-8100
• Medac Urgent Care, At Long Leaf Mall ...........................................910-791-0075 Taxes
• Medac Convenient Medical Care, Military Cutoff location ...........910-256-6088 Sales and use tax on purchases, including food,
• Medac Convenient Medical Care, Porters Neck ............................910-686-1972 clothing, and other retail, are taxed at the rate of 7%,
• Medac Urgent Care, Off College Road ............................................910-392-7806 grocery store food designed to take home is 2%, and
• Medac Urgent Care, Murrayville .....................................................910-338-2735 prepared food at restaurants is 7%. In addition to the
• Wilmington Health (multiple locations) .......................................910-341-3300 7% sales tax, there is a local county room occupancy
tax at a rate of 6%.
Airport
Wilmington International Airport, 1740 Airport Blvd., Wilmington, 28405, serves Pets
Lodging facilities have the option to set aside rooms
southeastern NC with major commercial and general aviation services. Carriers for guests with pets. Call 866-534-0845 for local
include: American Airlines, Delta and United Airlines. 910-341-4336, kennel information. Dogs are prohibited on Kure
www.flyilm.com. The airport is serviced by the following car rental agencies: and Wrightsville Beaches from Apr. 1-Sept. 30. Dogs
• Avis Rent A Car .................................................................................910-763-1993 are allowed on Carolina Beach town limits before
• Budget...............................................................................................910-763-5646 9am and after 5pm from April 1-Sept. 30. From Oct.
• Dollar/Thrifty ....................................................................................910-343-1411 1-Mar. 31, dogs are allowed on the beaches but
• Enterprise ..........................................................................................910-254-9503 must be on a leash at all times and owners must
• Hertz Rental Car ..............................................................................910-762-1010 always remove their dog’s waste. Dog parks in the
• National Car/ Alamo.........................................................................800-992-9823 Wilmington area include:
• Empie Park, Wilmington
For information on free ability equipment and services, call 910-458-2977 Carolina • Hugh MacRae Park, Wilmington
Beach; 910-458-2014 Kure Beach; or 910-256-7925 Wrightsville • Joe Eakes Park, Kure Beach
Beach. For information on accessible sports, contact ACCESS of Wilmington, • Mike Chapell Park, Carolina Beach
www.miracleleaguewilm.org. • Ogden Park, Wilmington
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www.WilmingtonNCVisitorGuide.com • 866-534-0845