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Bonnetsville
North Carolina›Sampson County

BonnetsvilleNC

A town of 1,063.

Gen. Thomas Boykin House · Photo: MatthisFour · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Bonnetsville

Bonnetsville, NC · Gen. Thomas Boykin House · Photo: MatthisFour · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Bonnetsville a good place to live?

The best of Bonnetsville’s subject grades is a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. 63% of residents live below the poverty line in Bonnetsville, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 4 of North Carolina’s 450 towns score lower on walkability. Residents are less healthy than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Bonnetsville has 1 place on the National Register. Bonnetsville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

Small town

1,063 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

How Bonnetsville grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Bonnetsville is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Bonnetsville: who provides what

Bonnetsville is unincorporated, so Sampson County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerSouth River Elec Member14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSampson CountySampson County provides services here
SchoolsSampson County SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn North Carolina you can register online until 25 days before Election Day, in person with same-day registration during the early voting period, or by mail (postmarked 25 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSampson County Board of ElectionsSampson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2025
ZIP code2832828328 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Bonnetsville.

HealthD

Bonnetsville earns a D for health

20% of Bonnetsville adults have diabetes, above both North Carolina’s towns (13%) and U.S. towns (12%). 48% of adults have high blood pressure in Bonnetsville. Bonnetsville beats the North Carolina average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18.

9%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
BonnetsvilleNorth Carolina townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)20%13%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)48%38%35%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)30%19%19%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)18%13%14%
32 measures vs. North Carolina
1 better13 too close to call18 worse
What stands outBonnetsvilleNC
More adults treating high blood pressure82.1%76.7%
More adults facing food insecurity25.1%15.2%
Sampson Regional Medical Center
4.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D

Bonnetsville faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.

82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
82Very high riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Most of Bonnetsville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Bonnetsville for work: only 0% work in town. The average trip to work in Bonnetsville is 18 minutes. The top destinations are Clinton (15%), Fayetteville (7%) and Charlotte (3%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Bonnetsville0%
Clinton15%
Fayetteville7%
Charlotte3%
Raleigh3%
27 mi
median commute distance
10
jobs based in Bonnetsville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Bonnetsville

Bonnetsville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Bonnetsville’s July high is 90°F.

2″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–56°
Spring49–73°
Summer68–88°
Fall51–74°
Nov 7
typical first frost
Mar 26
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bonnetsville

14pages on Bonnetsville
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Bonnetsville

About 3 of every 100 Bonnetsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Bonnetsville for work

Where Bonnetsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Clinton Clinton 15% 7% → Fayetteville Fayetteville 7% 3% → Charlotte Charlotte 3% 3% → Raleigh Raleigh 3% 2% → Salemburg Salemburg 2% 2% → Roseboro Roseboro 2% Bonnetsville · 0% stay
10jobs based in Bonnetsville
0%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023