North Carolina
State Sea Shell - Scotch Bonnet
State Flower - Dogwood
State Bird - Cardinal
State Reptile - Box Turtle
State Fish - Channel Bass
State Population - 8 million
Licenses and
Registrations
Automobile Registration - To
change an out-of-state title, an owner must show the title or
registration and insurance policy number and declare the mileage on
the vehicle. For a new title proof of insurance coverage and mileage
information is required. State annual registration license fee is $20
per private passenger vehicle. Please see NC Highway Use Tax.
Oak Island
104 SE 58th St., Oak Island 278-9036
Shallotte
5300 Main Street, Shallotte 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 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
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 -
Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L),
402 N. Front St., Wilmington.
1-800-672-5911
Within City Limits of Southport and surrounding areas including
Smithville Woods -
City
Hall, 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 - Private wells
Telephone -
Southport, Oak Island, Bald Head
Island, Caswell Beach and parts of
St. James -
BellSouth
Telecommunications, P.O. Box 960,
Wilmington
Residential 780-2355
Outside BellSouth Territory 1-800-767-2355
Business 780-2800
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, 104
SE 58th St., Oak Island 278-3121
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.
Education
School Registration 253-2900
The Brunswick County Public School System operates six 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 Southport and Leland.
P.O. Box 30, Hwy. 17, Supply 754-6900
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 755-8121
Taxes
Real Property Tax - The 1997-98
state average in rural areas of North Carolina is .717 cents per $100
valuation with $1.19 combined county, city, district. The tax rate for
Brunswick County includes all school funding but an additional .04
cents is added to homes in Smithville Township as a Hospital Tax.
Excluded from property taxes are manufacturers' inventories,
contractors' inventories, retail and wholesale merchants inventories.
Tax Rates - Per $100 Valuation
Bald Head Island - .63.5
Boiling Spring Lakes - .25
Brunswick County - .56.25
Caswell Beach - .24
Oak Island - .38
St. James - .10
Southeast Brunswick Sanitary District - .15
Southport - .40
Smithville Township Hospital Tax - .04
Personal Property Tax - When
moving into Brunswick County you must declare your personal property
with the Brunswick County Tax Office. They will give you a form on
which you must register any motors, non-registered motor vehicles,
single wide mobile homes, watercraft, mopeds, boats and airplanes.
Your registered vehicles are subject to this tax but they will be
declared when you register the vehicle. Items are depreciated. Some
items may qualify for an exemption so ask for details.
For more information on Real Estate and
Personal Property Taxes: Brunswick County Tax Office 1-800-527-9001,
253-2829
Individual Income Tax - The
State of North Carolina uses the base federal net taxable income with
adjustments to figure the NC net taxable income. Tax rates are 6% ,7%
or 8.25%.
Sales Tax - The State of North
Carolina levies a general retail sales & use tax of 4.5%. Counties
levy an additional local sales and use tax. Brunswick County’s is
2%. Sales of food for home consumption is subject to a 4.5% (2% local,
2.5% state) tax. A 6% tax is imposed on liquor other than mixed
beverages. Mixed beverages subject to state and county rates of tax.
North Carolina Highway Use Tax -
3% of the retail value of motor vehicles. Cannot exceed $1,000 for
Class A and Class B commercial vehicles. Tax is applied when the vehicle is purchased or titled in
North Carolina.
North Carolina Corporate Income Tax
- Percent of net income allocatable to North Carolina. 1999-7.00%,
2000+-6.90%.
North Carolina Franchise Tax -
$1.50 per $1,000 of the largest of three alternate bases:
- Amount of capital stock, surplus and
undivided profits, or
- 55% of appraised value of property
subject to local taxation, or
- Book value of real and tangible
property less outstanding debt created
to acquire or improve real property.
Inheritance Tax - For purpose of
the tax, heirs or beneficiaries are divided into three classes: Class
A includes any lineal ancestor or descendant, or adopted child or
stepchild; Class B includes brother, sister, descendant of a brother
or sister, and aunt or uncle by blood of the decedent; Class C
includes all others. Exemptions include: property passing to the
surviving spouse of a decedent; bequests or insurance payable to
charitable, religious or educational institutions; and proceeds of
insurance policies paid by the U.S. government, or on its behalf, to
the estate or beneficiaries of military veterans. Qualified Class A
beneficiaries as a group are given a $33,150 tax credit. For a single
Class A beneficiary, the credit is equivalent to a value of $600,000.
The rate will vary and is dependent on the amount and Class.
Gift Tax - Gifts to spouses are
exempt. Gifts of $10,000 or less per year to any individual are not
taxable. A lifetime exemption of $100,000 is allowed each donor for
gifts made to Class A donees, including the donor's lineal issue,
lineal ancestor, adopted child or stepchild of the donor. When this
exemption or any part thereof is applied against gifts to more than
one donee, it is apportioned among the donees in the same ratio as the
gross gift after exclusion to each donee is to the total gifts to
Class A donees in the calendar year in which the gifts are made.
For a state & local taxes
information booklet contact:
N.C. Department of Revenue
Phone (919) 733-4548
P.O. Box 2500, Raleigh, NC 27640
(address change possible after Jan 1st)
*Some tax information provided by
Brunswick County Economic Development
Commission.
Population
Bald Head Island - 205
Boiling Spring Lakes - 2,994
Bolivia - 148
Brunswick County - 73,143
Caswell Beach - 373
Oak Island - 6,571
St. James - 805
Southport - 2500
* See also the US Census
Bureau data online at http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37019.html.
* See also the US Census
Bureau data online at http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37019.html.
Town Information and Contact Numbers
Brunswick County Incorporated 1764
Southport (Smithville) Incorporated 1792
Boiling Spring Lakes Incorporated 1961
Caswell Beach Incorporated 1975
Bald Head Island Incorporated 1986
Oak Island Incorporated 1999
St. James Incorporated 1999
Brunswick County Government -
Administration - Old Ocean Hwy 17,
Bolivia - PO Box 249 1-800-442-7033 or 253-2000
Animal Control 1-800-233-2169 or 754-8204
Board of Elections 1-888-445-2504 or 253-2620
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 Court Judge/Trial Court Admin 253-4848
District Attorney 253-4447
Economic Development Commission 253-2244
Emergency Management 253-4376
Emergency Medical Services 253-5383
Family Assistance 754-4766
Finance 253-2070
Health 253-2250 or 457-5281
Juvenile Services 253-4415
Landfill/Solid Waste 253-2510
Magistrate's Office 278-4193 or 253-4471 or 457-6614
Mental Health Center 253-4485
NC Adult Probation & Parole 253-4411
NC Cooperative Extension 253-2610
Older Adults/Department of Aging 253-2077
Parks & Recreation 1-800-222-4790 or 253-2670
Planning 253-2025
Public Housing 253-2222
Register of Deeds 253-2690
Sheriff's Department 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 253-2655
Veteran Services 253-2233
Wildlife Resources Officer Bill Lester.......457-5199
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 457-9700
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
- PO Box 2410 845-2614
Town of Caswell Beach -
Police - Fire - Rescue Departments 911 or
business 278-5595
Town Hall (all other departments) - 1100
Caswell Beach Rd. - PO Box 460 278-5471
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 St. James -
City Hall - 3628 St. James Dr.,
Southport, NC 28461 253-4730
Fire Department - 253-9990
Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce
4841 Long Beach Rd., SE
Southport, NC 28461
(910) 457-6964 (800) 457-6964
Fax (910) 457-0598
Email: info@southport-oakisland.com
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