Jacksonville, located on the coast of North Carolina in Oslow County, is home to the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp at LeJeune and Air Station at New River. Jacksonville is the county’s retail, business, medical, banking and cultural center.

Western Plaza is strategically and conveniently located on the city’s main artery, Highway 17 -referred to as the “Ocean Highway” - at the intersection of Western Avenue. Jacksonville’seconomy is stabilized by the military and manufacturing industries which are the primaryemployers.