Attic Insulation in Anson County, NC

Anson County and Its Homes

Anson County shrank 2 percent from 2020 to 2025, to 21,758 people by the Census Bureau's estimate, in about 10,000 housing units.

Its seven incorporated towns each have a page here: Wadesboro, Polkton, Ansonville, Lilesville, Peachland, Morven and McFarlan. About 40 percent of Anson County's housing units are inside town limits, the rest in unincorporated areas.

Historic brick buildings and a white church steeple against an orange evening sky in Wadesboro — Uptown Wadesboro, North Carolina, at dusk in December Photo: ToWMGR, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; cropped and resized

Anson County at a Glance

Population: 21,758 (2025), 22,233 (2020)
Housing units: about 10,000
Median year built: 1974 (North Carolina: 1991)
Built before 1980: 62% (statewide: 34%)
Detached houses: 69%
Mobile homes: 26%
Owner-occupied: 69%
Heated with electricity: 58% (statewide: 65%)
Climate zone: 3 on both maps
Towns with pages here: 7

Census Bureau estimates for Anson County (housing: 2020 to 2024).

Towns in Anson County

Wadesboro
5,035 people · median home 1972 · Duke Energy
Polkton
1,722 people · median home 1991 · Duke Energy
Ansonville
461 people · Duke Energy
Lilesville
398 people · median home 1966 · Duke Energy
Peachland
395 people · Duke Energy
Morven
331 people · Duke Energy
McFarlan
96 people · Duke Energy

What We Do in Anson County

Attic Insulation in Anson County
Some 62 percent of Anson County housing units predate 1980; joists showing above their insulation mean more blown-in fiberglass is due, R-49 from bare.
Attic Insulation Removal in Anson County
Wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation comes out of Anson County attics, and a mouse-soiled Anson County attic is sanitized and deodorized; in the 28 percent of homes built before 1960, vermiculite is ruled out first.
Air Sealing in Anson County
Some 58 percent of Anson County homes heat with electricity, often through attic ducts; their joints and the ceiling's gaps are sealed first.

Homes in Anson County

Half of Anson County's 10,000 housing units were built before 1974: 41 percent before 1970 (22 percent statewide), 62 percent before 1980 (nearly all before the state's 1978 insulation rule) and 4 percent in 2010 or later. The largest share went up in the 1970s; fiberglass from those years may have settled, so check its depth against the joists. Among Anson County towns, the median home is oldest in Lilesville (1966) and newest in Polkton (1991).

Anson County by type: 69 percent detached houses and 26 percent mobile homes (11 percent statewide). In Anson County, 58 percent of homes heat with electricity, 7 percent with piped gas (24 percent statewide), 22 percent with tank gas (6 percent statewide) and 9 percent with oil or kerosene (2 percent statewide).

Anson County Homes by Year Built

Before 1940: about 920 units, 9% (±2)
1940s: about 760 units, 8% (±2)
1950s: about 1,100 units, 11% (±2)
1960s: about 1,270 units, 13% (±2)
1970s: about 2,090 units, 21% (±4)
1980s: about 1,060 units, 11% (±3)
1990s: about 1,650 units, 17% (±3)
2000s: about 680 units, 7% (±2)
2010s: about 310 units, 3% (±1)
2020 or later: about 120 units, 1% (±1)

Climate Across Anson County

NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals for Anson County towns, by station: Wadesboro station (Wadesboro, Polkton, Ansonville, Lilesville and 2 more): about 3,000 heating and 1,840 cooling degree days; Chesterfield 3 E, SC station (McFarlan): about 2,790 heating and 1,990 cooling degree days.

Power and Gas in Anson County

The card lists Anson County's town utilities by the territory maps; a power bill confirms the one at an address. The territory map does not split Duke Energy's two North Carolina companies in Anson County; their programs are the same, and the power bill names the one at an address.

Piedmont Natural Gas holds the Anson County gas franchise (NC Utilities Commission map), and 7 percent of Anson County homes heat with piped gas.

Who Supplies Power in Anson County

Duke Energy: Wadesboro, Polkton, Ansonville, Lilesville, Peachland, Morven and McFarlan
Pee Dee Electric: homes near Wadesboro, Polkton, Ansonville, Lilesville, Peachland, Morven and McFarlan

Energy Programs for Anson County Homes

Check each program's current terms for an Anson County home; some pay only through the utility's contractor network. Insulation Pros is an approved Duke Energy trade ally for Duke's rebate.

Programs for Anson County

Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy rebate; Wadesboro, Polkton, Ansonville, Lilesville and more).
Home Energy House Call (Duke Energy home assessment; Wadesboro, Polkton, Ansonville, Lilesville and more).
Income-qualified Weatherization (Duke Energy income-qualified; Wadesboro, Polkton, Ansonville, Lilesville and more).
Energy Saver North Carolina (statewide income-qualified; any Anson County address).
Weatherization Assistance Program (statewide income-qualified; any Anson County address).
Piedmont Natural Gas lists rebates for high-efficiency gas furnaces, and none for insulation or air sealing (program page).

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Anson County Insulation FAQs

Do you serve all of Anson County?

Yes: Wadesboro, Polkton, Ansonville, Lilesville, Peachland, Morven and McFarlan, and every unincorporated Anson County address.

Which utilities offer insulation rebates in Anson County?

Duke Energy's Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Wadesboro, Polkton, Ansonville, Lilesville and more).

Does attic insulation in Anson County need a permit?

Ask Anson County Building Inspections & Permitting before work starts. For an address in Wadesboro, Polkton, Ansonville or another Anson County town, the town or city hall can tell you whether Anson County's office handles its permits.