Rose Hill is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, home to about 1,309 people across 1.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 28458.
Homes sold for a median of $141 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population1,309909 per sq mi
Median home value$125,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$141Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Rose Hill, part in Greenevers and Delway
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rose Hill. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Rose Hill
Distances
Nearest major airport
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)85 miles away
Closer regional airport
Albert J Ellis Airport (OAJ)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Raleigh, NC78 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA391 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Rose Hill; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Rose Hill
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
Rose Hill had 1,371 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 410th 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 (7 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
24 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rose Hill.
Nearest hospitals
Vidant Duplin HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Kenansville10.1 miles
Pender Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Burgaw19.6 miles
Sampson Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Clinton21.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
6
Mental health providers
15
Pharmacies
3
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.
Places in and around Rose Hill
Parks (1 nearby)
Jimmy Jerome Memorial Field · 17 acres0.7 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Godwin's IGA0.5 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Rose Hill Library0.3 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Duplin County Schools, Sampson County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Rose Hill-Magnolia ElementaryRose Hill
Pre-K–8
1,118
Public
1.9 mi
Union HighRose Hill
9–12
494
Public
12.5 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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