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Wrightsboro, North Carolina
CDP
About Wrightsboro
Wrightsboro is a small unincorporated community in southeastern North Carolina.
Wrightsboro holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 11.13 square miles.
📰 Wrightsboro News Today
- Ida Mae Barnhill Keith Obituary Jul 15, 2026 - Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home · Jul 15
- Candace Houck Obituary - Wilmington, NC Dignity Memorial · Jun 18
- Wrightsboro Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 29
- Business Parks Rise In Northern NHC WilmingtonBiz · Jan 14
- More than 230 students absent from Wrightsboro Elementary WECT | TV6 · Oct 25
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Wrightsboro Unique
- The only place in America named Wrightsboro — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southeastern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
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 3 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Wrightsboro
- La Bella Airosa Mexican Restaurant — mexican
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNorth Carolina
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area11.13 sq mi
Coordinates34.2876, -77.9301