Bladenboro, North Carolina

About Bladenboro

Set in the southern part of North Carolina, Bladenboro is a small town counting 1,642 people who proudly call it home.

Bladenboro holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 2.21 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 743 residents per square mile.

📰 Bladenboro News Today

• Willie Bryan Obituary (2014) - Bladenboro, NC - Bladen Journal Legacy obituary · Aug 18
• Fire displaces three families in Bladenboro WECT | TV6 · Jun 13
• Weather and Radar Map for Bladenboro, North Carolina 28320 - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · May 31
• Bladenboro Mayor cited for open container violation WWAYTV3 · Jan 19
• Obituary information for Shaun P. Brown Wiseman Mortuary · Feb 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bladenboro Unique

• The only place in America named Bladenboro — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of North Carolina — one of 776 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bladenboro

• Wateree Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bladenboro

• Bladenboro Middle
• Bladenboro Primary
• West Bladen High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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