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PollocksvilleNC

A town of 463. A typical home worth about $140K.

Population
463
residents
Typical home
$140K
−3.9% in a year
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
30.4
years
Jobs based here
61
A commuter town

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463 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Pollocksville home is worth about $140K

The typical Pollocksville home is worth about $140,000, down 3.9% in a year, 58% below the North Carolina typical home.

$140KZillow home value

Typical home value

Pollocksville$140K
North Carolina$335K
−3.9%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with hurricanes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.

99risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
99Very high riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland flooding
20
paid flood claims since 1999
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Pollocksville

Most working residents leave Pollocksville for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are New Bern (26%), Jacksonville (11%) and Wilmington (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Pollocksville1%
New Bern26%
Jacksonville11%
Wilmington4%
Raleigh4%
18 mi
median commute distance
61
jobs based in Pollocksville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Pollocksville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–58°
Spring49–73°
Summer68–88°
Fall52–74°
Nov 15
typical first frost
Mar 23
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Pollocksville is

Pollocksville beats the North Carolina average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.

32 measures vs. North Carolina
1 better14 too close to call17 worse
What stands outPollocksvilleNC
More adults treating high blood pressure80.8%76.7%
More adults with COPD11.3%7.1%
Carolina East Medical Center
11.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Pollocksville’s public schools outperform 55% of North Carolina districts

The public schools Pollocksville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

BSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Pollocksville ElementaryPK–5120B
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Outdoors

0% of Pollocksville is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 212 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Pollocksville Waterfront Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Pollocksville for work

Where Pollocksville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

26% → New Bern New Bern 26% 11% → Jacksonville Jacksonville 11% 4% → Wilmington Wilmington 4% 4% → Raleigh Raleigh 4% 3% → Charlotte Charlotte 3% 2% → River Bend River Bend 2% Pollocksville · 1% stay
61jobs based in Pollocksville
1%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

FEMA - 489 - Photograph by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Wedeking taken on 09-16-1999 in North Carolina
1999 · FEMA - 489 - Photograph by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Wedeking taken on 09-16-1999 in North Carolina · Wikimedia Commons
Pollocksville’s story

Pollocksville in pictures

11 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Pollocksville, North CarolinaOld, out-of-business storesVines take hold of an abandoned structure
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About Pollocksville

Town in North Carolina, United States

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Pollocksville is a town in Jones County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 268 at the 2020 census. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is situated on US 17 and Highway 58.

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Population
268
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
16 ft
ZIP code
28573
Area code
252

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