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WarsawNC

A town of 2,746. A typical home worth about $154K.

Population
2,746
−10.5% since 2010
Typical home
$154K
+3% in a year
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
38.9
years
Jobs based here
1,828
A job hub

What makes Warsaw stand out

The 3 things Warsaw does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A job hub

Every workday, about 1,710 people come to Warsaw for work

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

8% → Kenansville Kenansville 8% 6% → Clinton Clinton 6% 4% → Raleigh Raleigh 4% 3% → Fayetteville Fayetteville 3% 2% → Goldsboro Goldsboro 2% 2% → Mount Olive Mount Olive 2% Warsaw · 10% stay
1,828jobs based in Warsaw
10%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Warsaw’s report card

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The data

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Housing

A typical Warsaw home is worth about $154K

The typical Warsaw home is worth about $154,000, up 3% in a year, 54% below the North Carolina typical home.

$154KZillow home value

Typical home value

Warsaw$154K
North Carolina$335K
+3%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 10% of U.S. towns

Warsaw beats the North Carolina average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20.

DHealth Grade
32 measures vs. North Carolina
3 better9 too close to call20 worse
What stands outWarsawNC
Fewer binge drinkers11.2%14.7%
Fewer adults who have had cancer7.1%7.9%
More adults facing a utility shut-off15.6%8.1%
Vidant Duplin Hospital
7.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
12th
percentile among NC towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

About one in ten working residents works right in Warsaw

Most working residents leave Warsaw for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Kenansville (8%), Clinton (6%) and Raleigh (4%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

10%work in town

Where working residents work

In Warsaw10%
Kenansville8%
Clinton6%
Raleigh4%
Fayetteville3%
20 mi
median commute distance
1,828
jobs based in Warsaw
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Outdoors

0.6% of Warsaw is conserved land

0.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.6%conserved
0.6%
conserved · 12 of 2,051 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
#81
most walkable in NC
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Taylor Field—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 11% of U.S. towns

Warsaw reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less. Within North Carolina, it does better than 32% of towns.

DSafety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Warsaw4.3
North Carolina3.3
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Warsaw24.5
North Carolina18.1
U.S.15.5
11th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
32nd
percentile among NC towns
12
violent crimes reported in 2025
69
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with hurricanes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.

83risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
83Very high riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes
4
paid flood claims since 2016
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Warsaw’s public schools outperform 24% of North Carolina districts

The public schools Warsaw’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Warsaw ElementaryPK–8808D
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Warsaw has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

2″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–56°
Spring49–73°
Summer68–88°
Fall51–74°
Nov 7
typical first frost
Mar 26
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
A shrinking town

Warsaw has shrunk 10.5% since 2010

3,054 people in 2010; 2,746 today.

3,0542010
2,7332020
2,746Today

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS

Coal Unloading station, Warsaw, NC May 2014
2014 · Coal Unloading station, Warsaw, NC May 2014 · Wikimedia Commons
Warsaw’s story

Warsaw in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.

NCMap-doton-WarsawOut of Service Tracks May 2014Solar Farm with Sheep or Goats to keep the Grass low. May 2014
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Famous people from Warsaw

4 notable people were born in Warsaw.

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About Warsaw

Town in North Carolina, United States

Official town website ↗

Warsaw is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,733.

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

Population
2,733
Area
3.1 sq mi
Elevation
154 ft
ZIP code
28398
Area code
910

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