Stores, pharmacies and the DMV, nearest first.
Walmart, hardware, pharmacies, the DMV maze and the dump run, nearest first.
Walmart, Lowe's & hardware
The island has no Walmart, Lowe's or Home Depot. Southport is the closest run, and Shallotte is the backup.
Walmart Supercenter
1675 N Howe St, Southport. Pharmacy and general merchandise, with order pickup.
Lowe's
5084 Southport-Supply Rd SE. The closest big-box home store.
The Home Depot
150 Shallotte Crossing Pkwy. The nearest Home Depot; there isn't one in Southport or Leland.
Oak Island Hardware
8820 E Oak Island Dr. An independent local store.
Southport Ace Hardware
8848 River Rd. Mon–Fri 7:30am–6pm, Sat 8am–4pm, Sun 10am–3pm.
Pharmacy hours & phones
Hours first, because that's what people look up. Thomas Drugs on the island is closed Sundays; the Southport Walgreens on N Howe St has the longest weekday hours we found.
Thomas Drugs of Oak Island
Mon–Fri 9am–6pm · Sat 9am–3pm · closed Sun · 910-278-6050
7917 E Oak Island Dr. An independent pharmacy with a 24-hour prescription drop box.
Food Lion Pharmacy
Hours not posted online; call · 910-278-7291
5901 E Oak Island Dr, inside the store.
Walgreens (N Howe St)
Pharmacy Mon–Fri 9am–7pm · Sat 9am–6pm · closed 1:30–2pm for lunch · 910-457-4721
1531 N Howe St.
Walgreens (Southport-Supply Rd)
Hours not posted online; call · 910-457-1463
5098 Southport-Supply Rd SE.
DMV, post office & library
The DMV is split in two. A license plate agency handles tags, titles and registration. A driver license office handles licenses, IDs and road tests. There's no full-time driver license office in Southport or on the island.
Bolivia License Plate Agency
30 Government Center Dr, 1st floor (the county complex). Mon–Fri 8am–4:30pm. Tags, titles and registration only, no driver licenses.
Southport License Plate Agency
4891 Long Beach Rd SE, Unit 6 (the Food Lion center). Mon–Fri 9am–5pm. It moved here in 2025.
Nearest license office: Shallotte
5298 Main St, Shallotte. Southport gets only a mobile DMV unit two days a month, so check the NCDMV office finder for its dates and to book an appointment.
G.V. Barbee Sr. Library
8200 E Oak Island Dr. Mon, Wed, Fri 9am–6pm · Tue, Thu 9am–7pm · Sat 9am–5pm.
Southport Convenience Center
8392 River Rd SE. Open Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 8am–6pm. Household trash and recycling, cars and pickups only. Larger loads go to the county landfill in Bolivia. For bulk items on the island, use the Town's Airport Rd site.
Addresses and phone numbers come from each store's or agency's own site where available, checked September 2026. We left out big-box store hours because their sites blocked a direct check, so call ahead.