Population: 52,708
      
Year Formed:  1750

Area: 819 square miles

Elevation: From 20 to 167 feet above sea level

Taxes:
Sales & Use tax: 6.75%

Local Lodging tax: 6%

Municipalities:10 in the county; towns are Beulaville, Calypso, Faison, Greenevers, Kenansville, Magnolia, Rose Hill, Teachey, Wallace, and Warsaw.

Accessibility:
Interstates 40 makes the county accessible from the north, south, east, & west

Duplin County is approximately 80 miles from Raleigh, 55 miles from Wilmington, 65 miles from Fayetteville and 55 miles from the Atlantic Ocean

Climate:
Due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and its location in the coastal plain, Duplin County experiences relatively mild temperatures.  The annual average temperature is approximately 63 degrees with a prevailing southwesterly breeze.  Summers are long and commonly have short periods of very hot and humid weather.  Winters are generally short and mild with significant accumulations of ice and snow being unusual.  The average annual rainfall is approximately 51 inches with most precipitation occurring during the summer months.  The average frost-free season is from mid-April to mid-November, slightly more than 200 days.