Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina, United States [Town]; population was 1,360 in 1990; housing units was 1,542 in 1990; location is 34°42'N 76°49'W; land area is 2.29 square miles (1,468 acres); water area is 0.08 square miles (53 acres); FIPS code is 52000 [SourceCBP]