Town guide

St. Pauls, North Carolina

St. Pauls is a town in Robeson County, North Carolina, home to about 2,688 people across 1.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 28384.

Homes sold for a median of $181 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population2,6881,780 per sq mi
Median home value$111,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$181Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking17%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in St. Pauls

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around St. Pauls

Distances

Nearest major airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)75 miles away
Closer regional airportFayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY)14 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Raleigh, NC74 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA417 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of St. Pauls; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents St. Pauls

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

St. Pauls had 2,045 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.

It’s the 282nd largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.

Robeson County grew from 40,371 residents in 1900 to 116,530 in 2020.

St. Pauls population by census2000: 2,137, 2010: 2,035, 2020: 2,0452,13720002,03520102,0452020

Robeson County, 1900–2020

Robeson County population, 1900 to 20201900: 40,371, 1910: 51,945, 1920: 54,674, 1930: 66,512, 1940: 76,860, 1950: 87,769, 1960: 89,102, 1970: 84,842, 1980: 101,610, 1990: 105,179, 2000: 123,339, 2010: 134,168, 2020: 116,53040K’00’1055K’20’3077K’40’5089K’60’70102K’80’90123K’00’10117K’20

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 33°F. About 50.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near St. PaulsJan: high 54°F, low 33°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 58°F, low 35°F, 3.4 in; Mar: high 65°F, low 41°F, 3.6 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 49°F, 3.4 in; May: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 68°F, 5.2 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 71°F, 5.6 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 70°F, 6.2 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 64°F, 5.2 in; Oct: high 75°F, low 52°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 65°F, low 41°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 57°F, low 36°F, 3.6 in54°33°Jan3.758°35°Feb3.465°41°Mar3.674°49°Apr3.481°59°May4.388°68°Jun5.291°71°Jul5.689°70°Aug6.284°64°Sep5.275°52°Oct3.465°41°Nov3.257°36°Dec3.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lumberton, NC weather station (12 miles away).

Jobs in Robeson County

31,788 jobs at 1,787 businesses in Robeson County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Robeson CountyManufacturing: 8,699 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 6,312 jobs; Retail trade: 5,048 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,773 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,357 jobs; Construction: 1,074 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 981 jobs; Finance and insurance: 927 jobsManufacturing 27% Health care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 16% Hotels and restaurants 12% Administrative and support 4% Construction 3% Transportation and warehousing 3% Finance and insurance 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

21 doctors and other health care providers list an office in St. Pauls.

Nearest hospitals

  • Southeastern Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Lumberton11.6 miles
  • Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Fayetteville16.2 miles
  • Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Raeford19.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Dentists3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants9
Mental health providers8
Pharmacies6

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 St. Pauls

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Everett Park0.7 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Piggly Wiggly0.4 mi
  • Fresh Foods IGA0.4 mi
  • Walmart Neighborhood Market0.9 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • St. Pauls Public Library0.4 mi

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.

Schools in St. Pauls

Public schools here are run by Public Schools of Robeson County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Saint Pauls ElementarySaint PaulsPre-K–4710Public0.8 mi
Saint Pauls MiddleSaint Pauls5–8678Public0.8 mi
Saint Pauls HighSaint Pauls9–121,142Public1.0 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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