Tarboro, NC
6 miles south
10,979 people, about 297 times Leggett's population
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Blown-in attic insulation for Leggett, NC, 6 miles from Tarboro, plus removal and air sealing.
About Leggett and Its Homes
Leggett is a crossroads in northern Edgecombe County where Highway 33 to Tarboro meets Highway 97 to Rocky Mount, incorporated in 1895 and again in 1925. The 2023 county survey found houses from the late nineteenth to the mid twentieth century along Highway 33 south of the crossroads.
Leggett, in Edgecombe County, fell from 38 people in 2020 to 37 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimates), on 0.78 square miles.
Leggett at a Glance
- County: Edgecombe County
- Population: 37 (2025), 38 (2020), down 2.6%
- Land area: 0.78 square miles (47 people each)
- Housing units: about 25 (±16)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- ENERGY STAR target for Leggett attics: R-49 from bare, R-38 over 3 to 4 inches (R-value guide)
Census Bureau estimates for Leggett, 2020 to 2024 (± margin of error).
Attic Insulation in Leggett
If the joists show above the insulation in a Leggett attic, ENERGY STAR says to add more insulation.
The Local Climate
Leggett's center sits about 60 feet above sea level, 8 miles from NOAA's Tarboro 1 S station, the best match for Leggett. The station's 1991 to 2020 normals average about 3,320 heating and 1,690 cooling degree days a year, so at Leggett's station, heating needs outweigh cooling.
Homes by Age: What It Means for the Attic
At about 25 housing units, give or take 16, Leggett is too small for the survey to date its houses. For Leggett, the nearest town with solid figures is Tarboro, 6 miles off: median year built 1974 and about 40 percent of homes built before 1970.
Air Sealing and Duct Sealing in Leggett
In Tarboro, the nearest town to Leggett with solid figures, 38 percent of homes heat with electricity.
Air sealing in a Leggett attic covers wire and pipe holes, wall tops, the attic stair and bath fans.
Power, Gas and Rebates
Power in and around Leggett comes from Dominion Energy North Carolina and Duke Energy Progress; your bill says which. For gas, Leggett is in the Edgecombe County franchise of Piedmont Natural Gas, whose mains may not reach every street in Leggett.
Rebate to check if Dominion Energy North Carolina serves your Leggett home: Home Energy Evaluation (Dominion Energy's contractor network). Before a job in Leggett, check its current terms; the Edgecombe County page lists every program.
Attic Insulation Removal in Leggett
In a Leggett attic, only wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation is vacuumed out (ENERGY STAR's test), once the cause is fixed, and after mice that Leggett attic is sanitized and deodorized; dry, clean insulation stays.
Also Serving Near Leggett
Nearest to Leggett first.
Princeville, NC
8 miles south
1,286 people, about 35 times Leggett's population
Attic insulation in PrincevilleHobgood, NC
11 miles east
256 people, about 7 times Leggett's population
Attic insulation in HobgoodWhitakers, NC
11 miles northwest
646 people, about 17 times Leggett's population
Attic insulation in Whitakers
Leggett Insulation FAQs
Are the old plantation houses near Leggett part of the town's historic record?
They are on the National Register, but outside the town. The state's list places Cedar Lane and the William and Susan Savage House in the surrounding vicinity, not within the limits. A Register listing places no restrictions on a private owner spending private funds in any case. The county's only local preservation commission is Tarboro's, so a house in town needs no historic approval for attic work.
What comes first in one of the older houses on the highway, before insulation goes in?
The chimney and the wiring. The houses along the highway south of the crossroads reach back to the late 1800s, old enough for both to matter. If a brick chimney climbs through your attic floor, ENERGY STAR calls for a collar of aluminum flashing sealed with high-temperature caulk. A metal dam then holds insulation 2 inches off the masonry. Any wiring from before 1930 is checked by an electrician before it is covered.
Does attic insulation in Leggett need a permit?
Leggett Town Hall can say whether Edgecombe County Planning & Inspections, the town itself or another office handles permits in Leggett; ask before work starts.
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Leggett, NOAA normals for the Tarboro 1 S station (October 2026). Compiled by Insulation Pros. How the town pages are made.
Sources for the Leggett introduction and questions (read October 20, 2026):
- Leggett, in The North Carolina Gazetteer (William S. Powell, 2nd ed., UNC Press 2010), NCpedia
- Edgecombe County Architectural Survey Update, Final Report, MdM Historical Consultants, 2023 (NC HPO)
- 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)
- Furnace Flues Require Special Sealing Techniques, ENERGY STAR do-it-yourself guide
- Attic Insulation Project, ENERGY STAR
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