Delco, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Delco, North Carolina
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Label:Delco
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of North Carolina
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Columbus
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.91
Area Land Km2:3.91
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.51
Area Land Sq Mi:1.51
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:287
Population Density Km2:73.48
Population Density Sq Mi:190.32
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:36
Coordinates:34.3189°N -78.2267°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:28436
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:37-16780[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628621

Delco (formerly Brinkly, New Berlin, and Pershing) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 348 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

Delco is located near the eastern tip of Columbus County, at an elevation of . Combined U.S. Routes 74 and 76 (the four-lane Andrew Jackson Highway) passes through the center of the community, leading east to Wilmington and west to Whiteville, the Columbus County seat. North Carolina Highway 87 leads northwest from Delco to Elizabethtown.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Delco CDP has a total area of 3.9km2, all land.[3]

Acme Delco Middle School, was located in Delco prior to its closing in 2020.

Filming location

Wilmington, featuring Cinespace Wilmington, is a hub for film and television production. Due to its proximity to Wilmington, Delco has served as the location for filming movies and TV shows. Most notably, the 2021 horror film The Black Phone was filmed at the closed Acme Delco Middle School.[4]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Delco CDP, North Carolina. https://archive.today/20200212191416/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3716780. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. January 2, 2015.
  4. https://www.nrcolumbus.com/news/business/locally-filmed-thriller-gets-big-numbers-at-box-office/article_72ea7b22-3171-5386-9b24-6d3b6ccf2222.html