Pender County, North Carolina

Pender County
County
Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw
Motto:  "Find Your Treasure"
Map of North Carolina highlighting Pender County Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
Map of the United States highlighting North Carolina North Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Founded	1875
Named for	William Dorsey Pender
Seat	Burgaw
Largest community	Hampstead
Area
• Total	934.17 sq mi (2,419.5 km2)
• Land	871.30 sq mi (2,256.7 km2)
• Water	62.87 sq mi (162.8 km2)  6.73%
Population  (2020)
• Total	60,203
• Density	69.10/sq mi (26.68/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	7th
Website	www.pendercountync.gov

Pender County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, 60,203 people lived there. Its county seat is Burgaw.

History

The county was made in 1875 from New Hanover County.

Law and government

Pender County is part of the local Cape Fear Council of Governments.

Bordering counties

These counties are bordered to Pender County:

• Duplin County — north
• Onslow County — northeast
• New Hanover County — south
• Brunswick County — south
• Columbus County — southwest
• Bladen County — west
• Sampson County — northwest

Communities

These communities are in Pender County:

Towns

• Atkinson
• Burgaw (county seat)
• Surf City
• Topsail Beach
• Wallace
• Watha

Village

• St. Helena

Census-designated places

• Hampstead
• Rocky Point

Unincorporated communities

• Charity
• Currie
• Montague
• Register
• Sloop Point
• Willard
• Yamacraw

Townships

• Burgaw
• Canetuck
• Caswell
• Columbia
• Grady
• Holly
• Long Creek
• Rocky Point
• Topsail
• Union

Other websites

• Pender County government official website