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]
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.
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]