Sunbury is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Gates County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 289. Sunbury is located at the junction of U.S. Route 158 and North Carolina Highway 32, east-northeast of Gatesville, the Gates County seat. Sunbury has a post office with ZIP code 27979. Sunbury High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 276 people, 164 households, and 115 families residing in the CDP. References Census-designated places in North Carolina Census-designated places in Gates County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina Unincorporated communities in Gates County, North Carolina