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Southern Pines

A town of 16,420 people in North Carolina
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Map of Southern Pines: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land7.6%901 of 11,813 acres
Trails31 mi1.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves955 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Southern Pines

Town in North Carolina, United States
1884Established
15,545Population
16.8 sq miArea
535 ftElevation

Southern Pines is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 15,545 as of the 2020 census, up from 12,334 in 2010.

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From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code28387, 28388
Area code910
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Housing in Southern Pines

$458K▲ 0.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Southern Pines home is worth about $458,000, up 0.6% in a year, 37% above the North Carolina typical home.

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market57
Sale-to-list98.1%
Sold in May24
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Safety in Southern Pines

C−

Safety Grade C-

Southern Pines reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 77% report less. Within North Carolina, it does better than 54% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000
Southern Pines 3.8
North Carolina 3.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Southern Pines 20.9
North Carolina 18.1
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Southern Pines

Compared with North Carolina

14better than NC·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst · 3.3 mi · ER
Goshen Medical Center - RaefordRaeford · 18.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Southern Pines · CMS · HRSAHealth in Southern Pines →

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B+

School Grade B+

The public schools Southern Pines’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#32Best public schoolsof 252 in NC
DistrictMoore County SchoolsSchools8

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NC. Ratings are from neighbors.

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