1. Start with the Carolina Beach site you actually operate
Carolina Beach is a municipality in New Hanover County, North Carolina. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate records 6,745 residents, with a margin of error of 25. That population figure is geographic context, not proof of search demand, legal need, lead volume or revenue. For hosting, its practical value is narrower: it helps define the local service area that should appear in your site structure, analytics views and review of important pages. Your firm may also serve people outside the town, so a hosting decision should cover the full website rather than a single Carolina Beach landing page. Ask which pages, forms, media files, databases and administrative areas must remain available during normal use and during a migration.
Recommended approach
Bring a current page inventory and identify the Carolina Beach pages that matter to your practice. Review them alongside pages for New Hanover County and any broader North Carolina service areas you intentionally serve. Do not treat the town’s population as a forecast. Use it only to confirm the geographic boundary for the website review.
