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Welcome to Duplin County ...

Time Zone: Duplin County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Kenansville is the Seat for Duplin County.

Duplin County was founded in 1750 and was created by taking area from New Hanover County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Duplin had a population of 58,741 people. This is an increase of 0.13% since the last Census (which gave a population of 58,666 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Duplin represented 0.62% of the total population of North Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Duplin County:

  • Beulaville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Calypso
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Calypso is located in Duplin County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Faison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Faison is located in Duplin County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
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  • Greenevers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenevers is located in Duplin County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Harrells
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrells is located in Duplin County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Kenansville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia is located in Duplin County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
  • Rose Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Teachey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Teachey is located in Duplin County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Wallace
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wallace is located in Duplin County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,859 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <2>
  • Warsaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Warsaw is located in Duplin County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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