Town guide

Wallace, North Carolina

Wallace is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, home to about 3,457 people across 3.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 28466, and parts of 28464 are in Wallace too.

Homes sold for a median of $161 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population3,4571,126 per sq mi
Median home value$178,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$161Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking19%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Wallace

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Wallace

Distances

Nearest major airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)91 miles away
Closer regional airportAlbert J Ellis Airport (OAJ)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Raleigh, NC84 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA394 miles away

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

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

Who represents Wallace

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

Wallace had 3,413 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.

It’s the 234th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.

Duplin County grew from 22,405 residents in 1900 to 48,715 in 2020.

Wallace population by census2000: 3,344, 2010: 3,880, 2020: 3,4133,34420003,88020103,4132020

Duplin County, 1900–2020

Duplin County population, 1900 to 20201900: 22,405, 1910: 25,442, 1920: 30,223, 1930: 35,103, 1940: 39,739, 1950: 41,074, 1960: 40,270, 1970: 38,015, 1980: 40,952, 1990: 39,995, 2000: 49,063, 2010: 58,505, 2020: 48,71522K’00’1030K’20’3040K’40’5040K’60’7041K’80’9049K’00’1049K’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 31°F. About 57.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WallaceJan: high 55°F, low 31°F, 3.6 in; Feb: high 59°F, low 33°F, 3.8 in; Mar: high 66°F, low 39°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 75°F, low 47°F, 4.4 in; May: high 81°F, low 57°F, 4.7 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 66°F, 5.6 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 70°F, 5.6 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 69°F, 6.8 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 64°F, 7.3 in; Oct: high 76°F, low 51°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 66°F, low 40°F, 3.7 in; Dec: high 58°F, low 35°F, 3.8 in55°31°Jan3.659°33°Feb3.866°39°Mar4.275°47°Apr4.481°57°May4.788°66°Jun5.691°70°Jul5.689°69°Aug6.884°64°Sep7.376°51°Oct3.766°40°Nov3.758°35°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wallace 1se, NC weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Duplin County

14,132 jobs at 870 businesses in Duplin County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Duplin CountyManufacturing: 5,627 jobs; Retail trade: 1,775 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,762 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,303 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,152 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 570 jobs; Construction: 508 jobs; Other services: 434 jobsManufacturing 40% Retail trade 13% Health care and social assistance 13% Administrative and support 9% Hotels and restaurants 8% Transportation and warehousing 4% Construction 4% Other services 3%

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

Health care

52 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wallace.

Nearest hospitals

  • Pender Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Burgaw14.1 miles
  • Vidant Duplin HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Kenansville14.4 miles
  • Sampson Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Clinton27.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors6
Dentists3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants19
Mental health providers4
Physical and occupational therapists12
Optometrists2
Chiropractors6
Pharmacies7

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 Wallace

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter1.7 mi
  • Food Lion1.9 mi
  • Piggly Wiggly3.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens2.0 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • M. L. Carr (1951) · American basketball player and coach

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Wallace

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Wallace ElementaryWallacePre-K–81,120Public2.3 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
New Hope Christian AcademyWallacePre-K–835Assembly of God3.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Teachey.

Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.