CalypsoNC
A town of 340, settled in 1898.
Is Calypso a good place to live?
3.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Calypso, below both the North Carolina town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 6 of the 291 North Carolina towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Calypso. Marshall Kornegay House and Cemetery and Bryan Whitfield Herring Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Calypso has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
340 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Calypso: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Calypso, and how to reach them.
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 Calypso.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Calypso, mostly hurricanes
65% of Calypso’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 14%. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 2014, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Calypso’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Only 1% of working residents stay in Calypso for work; the rest commute out. Its average trip to work is 28 minutes, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The median commute is under 22 miles. The top destinations are Raleigh (10%), Faison (7%) and Goldsboro (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Calypso stands out in North Carolina and nationally, with more of its adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance
For adults in Calypso, the share who have diabetes is 16%. The town does better than the North Carolina average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 18.
| Calypso | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 19% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Calypso | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.9% | 76.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 18.7% | 10.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Calypso
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Calypso
College town 19 of every 100 Calypso residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Calypso for work
Where Calypso’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Calypso
Town in North Carolina, United States
Calypso is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 327.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 157 ft
- ZIP code
- 28325
- Area code
- 919
Questions about Calypso
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Calypso, NC a good place to live?
Calypso has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.