Lucama, NC
4 miles west
Power from its own town system (Black Creek: a town system); 1,052 people to Black Creek's 708
Attic insulation in LucamaAttic Insulation in Black Creek, NC
Blown-in attic insulation for Black Creek, NC, 4 miles from Lucama, plus removal and air sealing.
About Black Creek and Its Homes
Black Creek began as Bardin's Depot on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad and was incorporated in 1870. Nominations listed in 1986 found most of its houses dating from its fastest growth, 1890 to 1920, and all of frame along Center Street.
Black Creek, in Wilson County, grew from 693 people in 2020 to 708 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimates), on 0.71 square miles. That makes Black Creek the fifth-largest town in Wilson County.
Black Creek at a Glance
- County: Wilson County
- Population: 708 (2025), 693 (2020), up 2.2%
- Land area: 0.71 square miles (997 people each)
- Housing units: about 370 (±93)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- ENERGY STAR target for Black Creek attics: R-49 from bare, R-38 over 3 to 4 inches (R-value guide)
Census Bureau estimates for Black Creek, 2020 to 2024 (± margin of error).
Black Creek Homes and Their Attics
Chimneys Set Inside the End Walls
One of the town's two National Register nominations covers a doctor's cottage of the early 1880s that faced the railroad on Center Street. It singles out a chimney type rare in Wilson County but most often found in Black Creek. These are interior end chimneys with their brick faces exposed outside. Rising inside the gable walls, each one passes through the ceiling at an end of the house, and the gap beside it opens into the attic. The gap gets a sealed collar of lightweight aluminum, never foam, and a metal barrier keeps insulation clear of the brick, as ENERGY STAR advises.
Attic Insulation in Black Creek
About 35 percent of Black Creek's homes predate 1970; if your joists show above the insulation, ENERGY STAR says to add more insulation.
The Local Climate
Black Creek's center sits about 130 feet above sea level, 4 miles from NOAA's Wilson 3 SW station, the best match for Black Creek. The station's 1991 to 2020 normals average about 3,060 heating and 1,840 cooling degree days a year, so at Black Creek's station, heating needs outweigh cooling.
Homes by Age: What It Means for the Attic
At about 370 housing units, give or take 93, Black Creek is too small for the survey to date its houses. For Black Creek, the nearest town with solid figures is Wilson, 7 miles off: median year built 1983 and 33 percent of homes built before 1970.
Air Sealing and Duct Sealing in Black Creek
In Black Creek, 74 percent of homes heat with electricity; where that heat is forced air, ducts often run through the attic.
Air sealing in a Black Creek attic covers wire and pipe holes, wall tops, the attic stair and bath fans.
How Homes Here Are Heated
- Electricity: 74% (±6), about 215 households; Wilson County: 63%
- Bottled or tank gas: 26% (±14), about 75 households
Power, Gas and Rebates
Black Creek runs its own electric system. For gas, Black Creek is in the Wilson County franchise of Piedmont Natural Gas, whose mains may not reach every street in Black Creek.
No utility insulation rebate for Black Creek turned up on the pages we read; income-eligible households may qualify for Energy Saver North Carolina, so check whether it has opened in Wilson County. The Wilson County page lists every program.
Attic Insulation Removal in Black Creek
In a Black Creek attic, only wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation is vacuumed out (ENERGY STAR's test), once the cause is fixed, and after mice that Black Creek attic is sanitized and deodorized; dry, clean insulation stays.
Also Serving Near Black Creek
Nearest to Black Creek first.
Wilson, NC
7 miles north
49,572 people, about 70 times Black Creek's population
Insulation contractor serving WilsonEureka, NC
7 miles southeast
Power from Duke Energy Progress (Black Creek: a town system); 215 people, about a third of Black Creek's population
Attic insulation in Eureka
Black Creek Insulation FAQs
Which Black Creek houses are on the National Register?
Two in town were listed in 1986. One is a large two-story frame house finished in 1901, with slate roofs over its main block, ell and kitchen. The other, a doctor's cottage of the early 1880s, is marked gone on the state's list. The Black Creek Rural Historic District lies outside the town limits. Being listed puts no limits on a private owner's work, and the 2023 roster shows no preservation commission for Black Creek, so no historic review applies to an attic.
What gets checked first in an older Black Creek house?
Wiring, then the roof. A house from the town's growth years, 1890 to 1920, may still carry knob-and-tube circuits. ENERGY STAR dates that wiring to before about 1930 and calls it a fire hazard against insulation, so an electrician looks at it before anything goes in. Wet patches in the old layer mean water is getting through the roof, and the roofing gets repaired before we start. After that, the chimney gaps and the ceiling are sealed and the new layer goes down evenly.
Could the old insulation in a Black Creek attic be vermiculite?
It could: about 25 percent of Black Creek's homes predate 1960. If a Black Creek attic holds a pebble-like gray-brown or silver-gold fill, leave it undisturbed: the EPA says vermiculite may contain asbestos.
Does attic insulation in Black Creek need a permit?
Black Creek Town Hall can say whether Wilson County Inspections Division, the town itself or another office handles permits in Black Creek; ask before work starts.
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Black Creek, NOAA normals for the Wilson 3 SW station (October 2026). Compiled by Insulation Pros. How the town pages are made.
Sources for the Black Creek notes and questions (read October 20, 2026):
- Black Creek, in The North Carolina Gazetteer (William S. Powell, 2nd ed., UNC Press 2010), NCpedia
- Dr. H. D. Lucas House, National Register nomination (Wilson County multiple resource nomination no. 17, NC HPO)
- Historic Resources of Wilson County, National Register multiple resource nomination (Kate Ohno, 1985; NC HPO)
- Manalcus Aycock House, National Register nomination (Wilson County multiple resource nomination no. 16, NC HPO)
- Furnace Flues Require Special Sealing Techniques, ENERGY STAR do-it-yourself guide
- Attic Insulation Project, ENERGY STAR
- NC Listings in the National Register of Historic Places, NC State Historic Preservation Office
- What Is 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)
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