Magnolia is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, home to about 1,024 people across 1.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 28453.
Homes sold for a median of $116 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Magnolia; also Delway
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Magnolia. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)80 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Albert J Ellis Airport (OAJ)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Raleigh, NC73 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA387 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Magnolia; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Magnolia had 831 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 453rd 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).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 52.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Warsaw 5 E, NC weather station (8 miles away).
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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Delway.
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