Living in Sea Breeze, NC: what to set up and who to call
Sea Breeze has no town government of its own, so New Hanover County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend New Hanover County Schools. The nearest emergency room is in town: Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sea Breeze, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Sea Breeze.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sea Breeze. Its homes paid an average of 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $159 a month (its average across North Carolina).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from The Cape Master System
The Cape Master System supplies almost all of Sea Breeze. It draws ground water and serves 11,587 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s higher than 79% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NC0465199.
4 home internet providers serve Sea Breeze
100% of 1,120 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 22% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 100% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 88% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sea Breeze’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sea Breeze.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sea Breeze is in New Hanover County Schools.
BSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Sea Breeze is unincorporated, so New Hanover County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sea Breeze spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sea Breeze residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sea Breeze | ZIP’s residents in Sea Breeze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28412 | Wilmington, NC | 70% | 4% |
| 28409 | Wilmington, NC | 30% | 2% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Sea Breeze
Who supplies Sea Breeze’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Cape Master System (EPA ID NC0465199). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sea Breeze?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Progress, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sea Breeze?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sea Breeze?
28412 (70%), 28409 (30%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sea Breeze in?
New Hanover County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Sea Breeze?
In North Carolina you can register online until 25 days before Election Day, in person with same-day registration during the early voting period, or by mail (postmarked 25 days before). Elections here are run by the New Hanover County Board of Elections. Check your registration at vt.ncsbe.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.