Murfreesboro, NC
7 miles southwest
2,242 people, about 37 times Como's population
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Blown-in attic insulation for Como, NC, 7 miles from Murfreesboro, plus removal and air sealing.
About Como and Its Homes
Como, in northern Hertford County, was called Buckhorn until its post office opened in 1883 under the name of Lake Como in Italy, and it was not incorporated until 1967. Few of its older houses have been written up, among them a Queen Anne house of about 1890 laid out in the shape of a cross.
Como, in Hertford County, fell from 64 people in 2020 to 61 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimates), on 3.15 square miles.
Como at a Glance
- County: Hertford County
- Population: 61 (2025), 64 (2020), down 4.7%
- Land area: 3.15 square miles (19 people each)
- Housing units: about 65 (±44)
- Climate zone: 4 (state code), 3 (2021 map)
- ENERGY STAR target for Como attics: R-49 from bare, R-38 over 3 to 4 inches (R-value guide)
Census Bureau estimates for Como, 2020 to 2024 (± margin of error).
Attic Insulation in Como
If the joists show above the insulation in a Como attic, ENERGY STAR says to add more insulation.
The Local Climate
Como's center sits about 80 feet above sea level, 5 miles from NOAA's Murfreesboro station, the best match for Como. The station's 1991 to 2020 normals average about 3,720 heating and 1,390 cooling degree days a year, so at Como's station, heating needs outweigh cooling.
Homes by Age: What It Means for the Attic
At about 65 housing units, give or take 44, Como is too small for the survey to date its houses. For Como, the nearest town with solid figures is Murfreesboro, 7 miles off: median year built 1971 and about 50 percent of homes built before 1970.
Air Sealing and Duct Sealing in Como
In Murfreesboro, the nearest town to Como with solid figures, 72 percent of homes heat with electricity.
Air sealing in a Como attic covers wire and pipe holes, wall tops, the attic stair and bath fans.
How Homes Here Are Heated
- Oil or kerosene: under 7%
- Wood: under 7%
Power, Gas and Rebates
Dominion Energy North Carolina serves most of Como, Roanoke Electric Cooperative its edges; your bill says which. For gas, Como is in the Hertford County franchise of Piedmont Natural Gas, whose mains may not reach every street in Como.
Rebate to check in Como: Home Energy Evaluation (Dominion Energy's contractor network). Before a job in Como, check its current terms; the Hertford County page lists every program.
Attic Insulation Removal in Como
In a Como attic, only wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation is vacuumed out (ENERGY STAR's test), once the cause is fixed, and after mice that Como attic is sanitized and deodorized; dry, clean insulation stays.
Also Serving Near Como
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8 miles southeast
592 people, about 10 times Como's population
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11 miles southeast
258 people, about 4 times Como's population
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Como Insulation FAQs
Is my Como house listed on the National Register?
Very likely not. The state's list files just two entries under this town. One is Vernon Place, a two-story frame plantation house of the late 1820s standing just east of the old crossroads. The other is the Hare Plantation, which the list marks as gone. Neither is a district that takes in neighboring houses. In the state's 2023 list of preservation commissions, Hertford County shows only Murfreesboro's, so no historic review shapes attic work here.
My old farmhouse in Como has wings and later rooms. Does that change the attic work?
It often means more than one attic. The county survey describes the house of about 1890 as a cross of wings, the rear one longer than the front. Vernon Place's 1980 nomination notes a rear chimney, built outside the wall, that a one-story kitchen room added later now surrounds. A chimney swallowed by an addition can rise through that room's ceiling, and then its gap gets aluminum flashing, heat-rated caulk and a metal dam, the same as any interior chimney.
Does attic insulation in Como need a permit?
Como Town Hall can say whether Hertford County Inspections, the town itself or another office handles permits in Como; ask before work starts.
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Como, NOAA normals for the Murfreesboro station, Dominion Energy North Carolina (October 2026). Compiled by Insulation Pros. How the town pages are made.
Sources for the Como introduction and questions (read October 20, 2026):
- Como, in The North Carolina Gazetteer (William S. Powell, 2nd ed., UNC Press 2010), NCpedia
- Hertford County Architectural Survey report, 2011 (NC State Historic Preservation Office)
- NC Listings in the National Register of Historic Places, NC State Historic Preservation Office
- Vernon Place, National Register nomination (NC HPO)
- 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
Serving Como, NC
Insulation Pros is an insulation contractor serving North Carolina, Como and the rest of Hertford County included.
Reach us
Send the square footage of your Como attic, or call (336) 870-3893.