Pollocksville, NC
7 miles north
Its NOAA station logs about 420 fewer heating degree days than Maysville's; 276 people, about a third of Maysville's population
Attic insulation in PollocksvilleAttic Insulation in Maysville, NC
Blown-in attic insulation for Maysville, NC, in Jones County, plus removal and air sealing.
About Maysville and Its Homes
Maysville, on the White Oak River in southern Jones County, began as a crossroads whose post office opened in 1827 as Cross Roads, and it later took the May family's name. No survey of its houses has been published, so every attic here gets judged on its own merits.
Maysville, in Jones County, grew from 823 people in 2020 to 853 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimates), on 0.86 square miles. No town in Jones County has more people than Maysville.
Maysville has about 510 housing units, 11 percent of Jones County's; about 72 percent of the town's households own their home.
Maysville at a Glance
- County: Jones County
- Population: 853 (2025), 823 (2020), up 3.6%
- Land area: 0.86 square miles (992 people each)
- Housing units: about 510 (±87)
- Owner-occupied: 72% (±11); Jones County: 79%
- Detached houses: 78% (±10); Jones County: 65%
- Attached houses: under 6%
- Apartments: 8% (±6)
- Mobile homes: 11% (±7)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- ENERGY STAR target for Maysville attics: R-49 from bare, R-38 over 3 to 4 inches (R-value guide)
Census Bureau estimates for Maysville, 2020 to 2024 (± margin of error).
Attic Insulation in Maysville
About 40 percent of Maysville's homes predate 1970; if your joists show above the insulation, ENERGY STAR says to add more insulation.
Built from 1940 to 1969, about 30 percent of Maysville homes often have little insulation.
The Local Climate
Maysville's center sits about 40 feet above sea level, 6 miles from NOAA's Hofmann Forest station, the best match for Maysville. The station's 1991 to 2020 normals average about 3,120 heating and 1,450 cooling degree days a year, so at Maysville's station, heating needs outweigh cooling.
Readings change over short distances around Maysville: NOAA's Jacksonville EOC station, 12 miles away, averages about 2,770 heating degree days.
Homes by Age: What It Means for the Attic
About 78 percent of Maysville housing units are detached single-family houses, about 11 percent mobile homes.
Built from 1970 to 1989, about 25 percent of Maysville homes may hold settled fiberglass; check its depth against the joists.
About 55 percent of Maysville's housing units predate 1980; nearly all predate the state's 1978 insulation rule too.
Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: 13% (±7), about 65 units
- 1940s: 9% (±7), about 45 units
- 1950s: 9% (±6), about 45 units
- 1960s: 10% (±6), about 50 units
- 1970s: 15% (±7), about 80 units
- 1980s: 7% (±6), about 35 units
- 1990s: 7% (±5), about 35 units
- 2000s: 15% (±7), about 75 units
- 2010s: 13% (±8), about 70 units
- 2020 or later: under 2%
Air Sealing and Duct Sealing in Maysville
In River Bend, the nearest town to Maysville with solid figures, about 83 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: 79% (±13), about 295 households; Jones County: 79%
- Piped gas: 5% (±3), about 20 households
- Bottled or tank gas: 13% (±9), about 45 households
- Oil or kerosene: under 9%, about 15 households
Power, Gas and Rebates
Duke Energy Progress serves most of Maysville, Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative its edges; your bill says which. For gas, Maysville is in the Jones County franchise of Piedmont Natural Gas, whose mains may not reach every street in Maysville. Bottled or tank gas, bought by the delivery, heats about 13 percent of homes in Maysville.
Rebate to check in Maysville: Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy; Insulation Pros is an approved trade ally). Before a job in Maysville, check its current terms; the Jones County page lists every program.
Attic Insulation Removal in Maysville
In a Maysville attic, only wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation is vacuumed out (ENERGY STAR's test), once the cause is fixed, and after mice that Maysville attic is sanitized and deodorized; dry, clean insulation stays.
Also Serving Near Maysville
Nearest to Maysville first.
River Bend, NC
12 miles northeast
2,890 people, about 3 times Maysville's population
Attic insulation in River BendTrenton, NC
13 miles northwest
251 people, about a third of Maysville's population
Attic insulation in TrentonTrent Woods, NC
14 miles northeast
4,070 people, about 5 times Maysville's population
Attic insulation in Trent WoodsJacksonville, NC
15 miles southwest
Its NOAA station logs about 350 fewer heating degree days than Maysville's; 72,732 people, about 85 times Maysville's population
Insulation contractor serving Jacksonville
Maysville Insulation FAQs
Has anyone recorded the history of the older houses in Maysville?
Not in any state record we could find. On the preservation office's National Register list, no entry falls in Maysville or its vicinity, and its page of county survey reports has nothing for Jones County. The 2023 roster of local preservation commissions skips the county altogether. So there is no historic designation to work around, and the house itself tells us what its attic needs.
Why is the old insulation in my Maysville attic streaked dark?
Because household air has been seeping up through it for years. ENERGY STAR explains that grimy insulation marks a leak in the ceiling below, since the fibers catch dust as the air moves through. The cure is sealing that gap from above. Insulation with those stains on it can generally stay where it is once the leak under it is closed.
Could the old insulation in a Maysville attic be vermiculite?
It could: about 30 percent of Maysville's homes predate 1960. If a Maysville 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 Maysville need a permit?
Maysville Town Hall can say whether Jones County Inspections, the town itself or another office handles permits in Maysville; ask before work starts.
Helpful Guides
- Power from Duke Energy Progress: high summer electric bills and home energy audits
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Maysville, NOAA normals for the Hofmann Forest station, Duke Energy Progress (October 2026). Compiled by Insulation Pros. How the town pages are made.
Sources for the Maysville introduction and questions (read October 20, 2026):
- Maysville, in The North Carolina Gazetteer (William S. Powell, 2nd ed., UNC Press 2010), NCpedia
- Jones County History, Jones County, North Carolina (official website)
- NC Listings in the National Register of Historic Places, NC State Historic Preservation Office
- Architectural Survey Status, Records, and Reports (survey reports by county), NC State Historic Preservation Office
- Historic Preservation Commission Staff in North Carolina, listed by county, as of 2/20/2023 (NC HPO)
- Attic Air Sealing Project, ENERGY STAR
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