Calabash is a small fishing town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States.

[9] Calabash style buffets are common in many eastern Carolina coastal towns.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is home to a large number of these restaurants, as the city is just 25 miles (40 km) from Calabash.

The split came as the result of years of bickering over "sewer, garbage collection and sign restrictions".

Calabash is located in southwestern Brunswick County and its southwest border is the South Carolina state line.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,011 people, 812 households, and 415 families residing in the town.

The town's emergency services serve the communities of Calabash, Sunset Beach, and Carolina Shores.

Jimmy Durante, comedian and host of radio and television programs from 1947 to 1970, signed off each episode with his familiar national catchphrase: "Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are."