Topsail Beach Police Department

Keeping a peaceful, family-oriented beach town is the focus of the Topsail Beach Police Department in North Carolina, and its officers offer visitors and residents practical advice for a safe stay. Three free beach wheelchairs are lent by the day to people who have trouble walking in sand and must be back at the station by 9 p.m. Safety tips urge people to lock homes and cars, never swim alone and swim parallel to shore to escape an undertow. Residents leaving for an extended time can ask to be added to house check patrols. Golf carts and other low-speed vehicles fall under N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-121.1, which allows them on streets posted at 35 mph or less; in town they may cross Anderson Boulevard and may travel along it within the 25 mph business district. They must also be registered and insured under G.S. 20-50 and 20-309. Town Code 4-24 requires dogs to be leashed off their owners' property from May 15 through September 30, with a longer season starting April 1 in federally designated CBRS Unit L07. Permitted four-wheel drive vehicles may use a designated stretch of beach from October 1 through January 15.

Public contact information is available for Topsail Beach Police Department, including 3 listed contacts that officers can use for training coordination or general inquiries when provided by the department.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Topsail Beach town, NC has an estimated population of 444.