Polkton, NC
9 miles southwest
1,722 people, about 4 times Ansonville's population
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Blown-in attic insulation for Ansonville, NC, 9 miles from Polkton, plus removal and air sealing.
About Ansonville and Its Homes
Ansonville, in north central Anson County, was settled in 1844, named for the county in 1857 and incorporated in 1885. From 1850 to 1867 it was home to Carolina Female College, whose building was torn down in the 1950s.
Ansonville, in Anson County, grew from 449 people in 2020 to 461 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimates), on 1.47 square miles. That makes Ansonville the third-largest town in Anson County.
Ansonville has about 265 housing units, 3 percent of Anson County's; about 79 percent of the town's households own their home.
Ansonville at a Glance
- County: Anson County
- Population: 461 (2025), 449 (2020), up 2.7%
- Land area: 1.47 square miles (314 people each)
- Housing units: about 265 (±74)
- Owner-occupied: 79% (±11); Anson County: 69%
- Attached houses: under 3%
- Mobile homes: 44% (±14)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- ENERGY STAR target for Ansonville attics: R-49 from bare, R-38 over 3 to 4 inches (R-value guide)
Census Bureau estimates for Ansonville, 2020 to 2024 (± margin of error).
Attic Insulation in Ansonville
If the joists show above the insulation in an Ansonville attic, ENERGY STAR says to add more insulation.
From 1990 to 2009, about 40 percent of Ansonville homes were built to codes below ENERGY STAR's target; check their eaves, where ENERGY STAR says insulation is often thinnest.
The Local Climate
Ansonville's center sits about 330 feet above sea level, 10 miles from NOAA's Wadesboro station, the best match for Ansonville. The station's 1991 to 2020 normals average about 3,000 heating and 1,840 cooling degree days a year, so at Ansonville's station, heating needs outweigh cooling.
Homes by Age: What It Means for the Attic
With about 265 housing units in Ansonville, read the figures as rough proportions.
Built from 1940 to 1969, before the state's 1978 insulation rule, about 25 percent of Ansonville homes often have little insulation.
Homes by Year Built
- 1940s: 8% (±6), about 20 units
- 1950s: 3% (±3)
- 1960s: 13% (±11), about 35 units
- 1970s: 5% (±4), about 10 units
- 1980s: under 9%, about 10 units
- 1990s: 26% (±10), about 70 units
- 2000s: 12% (±7), about 30 units
- 2010s: under 22%, about 20 units
- 2020 or later: under 5%
Air Sealing and Duct Sealing in Ansonville
In Polkton, the nearest town to Ansonville with solid figures, 82 percent of homes heat with electricity.
Air sealing comes first, as the EPA advises: wire and pipe holes, wall tops and soffits.
How Homes Here Are Heated
- Electricity: 69% (±13), about 160 households; Anson County: 58%
- Piped gas: under 7%
- Bottled or tank gas: 16% (±12), about 35 households
- Oil or kerosene: under 24%, about 30 households
Power, Gas and Rebates
Duke Energy serves most of Ansonville, Pee Dee Electric its edges; your bill says which. For gas, Ansonville is in the Anson County franchise of Piedmont Natural Gas, whose mains may not reach every street in Ansonville. Bottled or tank gas, bought by the delivery, heats about 16 percent of homes in Ansonville.
Rebate to check in Ansonville: Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy; Insulation Pros is an approved trade ally). Before a job in Ansonville, check its current terms; the Anson County page lists every program.
Attic Insulation Removal in Ansonville
In an Ansonville attic, only wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation is vacuumed out (ENERGY STAR's test), once the cause is fixed, and after mice that Ansonville attic is sanitized and deodorized; dry, clean insulation stays.
Also Serving Near Ansonville
Nearest to Ansonville first.
Norwood, NC
9 miles north
2,568 people, about 6 times Ansonville's population
Attic insulation in NorwoodMount Gilead, NC
10 miles northeast
Power from Duke Energy Progress (Ansonville: Duke Energy); 1,187 people, about 3 times Ansonville's population
Attic insulation in Mount GileadWadesboro, NC
10 miles south
Center about 180 feet higher than Ansonville's; 5,035 people, about 11 times Ansonville's population
Attic insulation in Wadesboro
Ansonville Insulation FAQs
Is anything in Ansonville listed as historic?
Not on the National Register. The state's register list shows nothing in or near the town. Its most famous institution, Carolina Female College, lives on only as a state highway marker on Main Street, since the building came down in the 1950s. Nor did the state's 2023 count of preservation commissions find one in Anson County. With no designation in play, what happens in your attic depends on the house alone.
My old Ansonville house has a chimney in the middle. What does that mean for the attic?
It means one more opening to close with care. A chimney in the middle of a house rises through the attic floor, and ENERGY STAR says the gap around it takes aluminum flashing and high-temperature caulk. A sheet-metal dam keeps insulation away, and codes usually ask for 2 inches of space from masonry. In a town settled in 1844, the wiring in an older house gets a look as well.
Does attic insulation in Ansonville need a permit?
Ansonville Town Hall can say whether Anson County Building Inspections & Permitting, the town itself or another office handles permits in Ansonville; ask before work starts.
Helpful Guides
- Power from Duke Energy: high summer electric bills and home energy audits
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Ansonville, NOAA normals for the Wadesboro station, Duke Energy (October 2026). Compiled by Insulation Pros. How the town pages are made.
Sources for the Ansonville introduction and questions (read October 20, 2026):
- Ansonville, in The North Carolina Gazetteer (William S. Powell, 2nd ed., UNC Press 2010), NCpedia
- Carolina Female College, 1850-67 (K-29), North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, NC DNCR
- NC Listings in the National Register of Historic Places, NC State Historic Preservation Office
- Historic Preservation Commission Staff in North Carolina, listed by county, as of 2/20/2023 (NC HPO)
- Furnace Flues Require Special Sealing Techniques, ENERGY STAR do-it-yourself guide
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