Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, United States [Town]; population was 954 in 1990; housing units was 482 in 1990; location is 34°19'N 78°31'W; land area is 2.53 square miles (1,618 acres); water area is 0.01 square miles (5 acres); FIPS code is 36640 [SourceCBP]