HallsboroNC
A town settled in 1884, now home to 291 people.
Is Hallsboro a good place to live?
Hallsboro’s mean commuting time is 9 minutes, below both North Carolina’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 291 in North Carolina we compare has a higher share of residents below the poverty line than Hallsboro. Hallsboro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
291 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Hallsboro: who provides what
Hallsboro is unincorporated, so Columbus County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Hallsboro.
The schools Hallsboro’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The Columbus County Schools runs its public schools. Enrollment at Hallsboro’s public school: 394 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallsboro-Artesia ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 394 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Hallsboro stands out in North Carolina and nationally: a smaller share of its households own their home
Zillow values the typical Hallsboro home at about $164,000, about the same as a year ago, 51% below the North Carolina typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Top of a very high hazard risk in Hallsboro: hurricanes
Of the losses FEMA expects in Hallsboro, 52% come from hurricanes and 15% from inland flooding. Compared with 92% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Hallsboro’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them
Half the trips to work are shorter than 34 miles. In Hallsboro, 1.3% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Whiteville (12%), Lake Waccamaw (6%) and Wilmington (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Hallsboro is
The share of adults in Hallsboro who have diabetes: 16%. The town beats the North Carolina average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. Among 290 North Carolina towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Hallsboro.
| Hallsboro | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 36% |
| What stands out | Hallsboro | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 71.8% | 65.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.3% | 76.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.4% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Hallsboro
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hallsboro
About 3 of every 100 Hallsboro residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Hallsboro for work
Where Hallsboro’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hallsboro
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Hallsboro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Columbus County, in southeastern North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hallsboro had a population of 382.
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- Area
- 3.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 66 ft
- ZIP code
- 28442
Questions about Hallsboro
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hallsboro, NC a good place to live?
Hallsboro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.