| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 252 / 472 / 910 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:15 PM |
| Population: | 44,249 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 37061 |
| Land Area: | 827 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.9315, -77.9694 |
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44,249 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 827 sq mi, served by 11 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 53,083 to 44,249 from 2014 to 2024 — a -16.6% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 11 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 28466 (Wallace, $65,558 median) and poorest ZIP 28508 (Albertson, $34,567) are 25.0 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.0× across this county — from $48,200 in 28508 (Albertson) to $193,300 in 28466 (Wallace).
Density varies 567× across the county — from 30 people/sq mi in 28341 (Faison) to 16,769 in 28325 (Calypso).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.3% bachelor's+ in 28508 (Albertson) to 25.7% in 28453 (Magnolia) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Carolina, this is the #57 most populous of 100 counties and ranks #83 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $53,756 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,607 of 29,827 reporting).
10 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Duplin County lost 16.6% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28466 | Wallace | Standard | 8,893 | $65,558 | 171.3 | -18.2% |
| 28518 | Beulaville | Standard | 7,651 | $54,127 | 96.8 | -8.6% |
| 28398 | Warsaw | Standard | 6,417 | $47,458 | 94.3 | -13.0% |
| 28458 | Rose Hill | Standard | 5,446 | $40,338 | 112.2 | -7.4% |
| 28349 | Kenansville | Standard | 3,775 | $54,139 | 66.3 | -8.4% |
| 28453 | Magnolia | Standard | 3,206 | $61,165 | 86.9 | -31.6% |
| 28341 | Faison | Standard | 2,886 | $57,431 | 97.6 | -32.3% |
| 28464 | Teachey | Standard | 2,185 | $60,130 | 24.4 | -14.9% |
| 28508 | Albertson | Standard | 1,813 | $34,567 | 36.5 | -21.5% |
| 28521 | Chinquapin | Standard | 1,593 | $47,813 | 40.9 | -25.8% |
| 28325 | Calypso | PO Box | 384 | $54,375 | 0.0 | -20.8% |