147 businesses

9 towns

Checked November 2026

Wilmington, NC Business Guide

Independent local businesses in Wilmington and the nearby beach towns, each with its own website, phone and address.

Cover photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress (public domain); cropped, tinted, text overlaid

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The river

Wilmington grew up on the Cape Fear River, and the working port and the downtown riverfront still sit side by side.

  1. The Port of Wilmington sits on the Cape Fear River 26 miles from the open sea, with nine berths along 6,768 feet of wharf.

    ncports.com, checked November 2026

  2. The Riverwalk runs 1.75 miles along the river, from the foot of Nun Street to the Isabel Holmes Bridge.

    wilmingtonnc.gov, checked November 2026

  3. During World War II the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company built 234 ships at a yard on the east bank of the river.

    nps.gov, checked November 2026

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Every business in this guide is chosen by the same written rules and checked against its own website, with the date of each check.

Listings are free, and nobody paid to appear. Any business can correct or remove its listing at any time, with no reason needed.