Chinquapin is a community in Duplin County, North Carolina, home to about 83 people across 1.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 28521.
Homes sold for a median of $181 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population8360 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$181Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chinquapin. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Chinquapin
Distances
Nearest major airport
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)93 miles away
Closer regional airport
Albert J Ellis Airport (OAJ)9 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Raleigh, NC85 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA386 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Chinquapin; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Chinquapin
U.S. Representative · North Carolina’s 3rd DistrictGregory F. Murphy (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
It’s the 752nd largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Duplin County grew from 22,405 residents in 1900 to 48,715 in 2020.
Duplin County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 57.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wallace 1se, NC weather station (14 miles away).
Jobs in Duplin County
14,132 jobs at 870 businesses in Duplin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chinquapin.
Nearest hospitals
Vidant Duplin HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Kenansville14.6 miles
Pender Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Burgaw21.1 miles
Onslow Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Jacksonville22.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Specialist doctors
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Schools in Chinquapin
Public schools here are run by Duplin County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Chinquapin ElementaryChinquapin
Pre-K–8
537
Public
2.8 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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