Lumber Bridge, NC
4 miles west
Its NOAA station logs about 550 more heating degree days than Parkton's; 80 people, about a sixth of Parkton's population
Attic insulation in Lumber BridgeAttic Insulation in Parkton, NC
Blown-in attic insulation for Parkton, NC, in Robeson County, plus removal and air sealing.
About Parkton and Its Homes
Parkton, in northeastern Robeson County, was settled about 1884 around a railroad stop first called Gillis Station, and it was incorporated in 1901. The Gazetteer says farmers probably who parked their teams there for the Fayetteville train gave it the name, though no one has yet written up its houses.
Parkton, in Robeson County, grew from 500 people in 2020 to 514 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimates), on 0.78 square miles.
Parkton has about 230 housing units; 91 percent of the town's households own their home.
Parkton at a Glance
- County: Robeson County
- Population: 514 (2025), 500 (2020), up 2.8%
- Land area: 0.78 square miles (659 people each)
- Housing units: about 230 (±40)
- Owner-occupied: 91% (±3); Robeson County: 66%
- Detached houses: 86% (±8); Robeson County: 51%
- Mobile homes: 14% (±6)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- ENERGY STAR target for Parkton attics: R-49 from bare, R-38 over 3 to 4 inches (R-value guide)
Census Bureau estimates for Parkton, 2020 to 2024 (± margin of error).
Attic Insulation in Parkton
About 45 percent of Parkton's homes predate 1970; if your joists show above the insulation, ENERGY STAR says to add more insulation.
From 1990 to 2009, about 30 percent of Parkton homes were built to codes below ENERGY STAR's target; check their eaves, where ENERGY STAR says insulation is often thinnest.
The Local Climate
Parkton's center sits about 190 feet above sea level, 10 miles from NOAA's Fayetteville Regional Airport station, the best match for Parkton. The station's 1991 to 2020 normals average about 2,730 heating and 2,050 cooling degree days a year, so Parkton attics work in both seasons.
Homes by Age: What It Means for the Attic
About 86 percent of Parkton housing units are detached single-family houses, about 14 percent mobile homes. With about 230 housing units in Parkton, read the figures as rough proportions.
Built from 1940 to 1969, about 25 percent of Parkton homes often have little insulation.
About 55 percent of Parkton's housing units predate 1980; nearly all predate the state's 1978 insulation rule too.
Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: 21% (±8), about 45 units
- 1940s: 13% (±6), about 30 units
- 1950s: 9% (±4), about 20 units
- 1960s: under 7%
- 1970s: 9% (±5), about 20 units
- 1980s: 10% (±5), about 25 units
- 1990s: 7% (±5), about 15 units
- 2000s: 23% (±7), about 50 units
- 2010s: 6% (±4), about 15 units
- 2020 or later: under 6%
Air Sealing and Duct Sealing in Parkton
In Parkton, about 84 percent of homes heat with electricity; where that heat is forced air, ducts often run through the attic.
Air sealing comes first, as the EPA advises: wire and pipe holes, wall tops and soffits.
How Homes Here Are Heated
- Electricity: 84% (±7), about 165 households; Robeson County: 81%
- Piped gas: under 5%
- Bottled or tank gas: 11% (±7), about 20 households
- Oil or kerosene: under 7%
- Wood: under 3%
Power, Gas and Rebates
Duke Energy Progress serves most of Parkton, Lumbee River EMC its edges; your bill says which. For gas, Parkton is in the Robeson County franchise of Piedmont Natural Gas, whose mains may not reach every street in Parkton. Duke's free House Call fits many Parkton homes: about 84 percent heat with electricity. Bottled or tank gas, bought by the delivery, heats about 11 percent of homes in Parkton.
Rebate to check in Parkton: Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy; Insulation Pros is an approved trade ally). Before a job in Parkton, check its current terms; the Robeson County page lists every program.
Attic Insulation Removal in Parkton
In a Parkton attic, only wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation is vacuumed out (ENERGY STAR's test), once the cause is fixed, and after mice that Parkton attic is sanitized and deodorized; dry, clean insulation stays.
Also Serving Near Parkton
Nearest to Parkton first.
Hope Mills, NC
5 miles northeast
Its NOAA station logs about 240 more heating degree days than Parkton's; 18,324 people, about 36 times Parkton's population
Attic insulation in Hope MillsSt. Pauls, NC
7 miles south
2,109 people, about 4 times Parkton's population
Attic insulation in St. PaulsRed Springs, NC
12 miles southwest
Power from its own town system (Parkton: Duke Energy Progress); 3,216 people, about 6 times Parkton's population
Attic insulation in Red Springs
Parkton Insulation FAQs
Is anything in Parkton listed as historic?
Nothing is, by the state's lists. The state's National Register list for Robeson County shows no property in the town or near it. Its 2023 roster of local commission staff has no Robeson entry at all. No historic board has a say in sealing or insulating a home in this town. The house alone sets the plan.
Should the kitchen and bath vents in an older Parkton house be fixed first?
Yes, before any insulation goes down. A kitchen, bath or dryer duct that ends in the attic fills it with moist air, and ENERGY STAR wants each one carried through to the outdoors first. In a town settled about 1884, kitchens and baths may have been redone more than once, and each change can leave a duct stopping short in the attic. We trace every one to its end.
Could the old insulation in a Parkton attic be vermiculite?
It could: about 45 percent of Parkton's homes predate 1960. If a Parkton 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 Parkton need a permit?
Parkton Town Hall can say whether Robeson County Community Development, the town itself or another office handles permits in Parkton; ask before work starts.
Helpful Guides
- Power from Duke Energy Progress: high summer electric bills and home energy audits
- Hot summers at NOAA's Fayetteville Regional Airport station: radiant barriers
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Parkton, NOAA normals for the Fayetteville Regional Airport station, Duke Energy Progress (October 2026). Compiled by Insulation Pros. How the town pages are made.
Sources for the Parkton introduction and questions (read October 20, 2026):
- Parkton, in The North Carolina Gazetteer (William S. Powell, 2nd ed., UNC Press 2010), NCpedia
- NC Listings in the National Register of Historic Places, NC State Historic Preservation Office
- Attic Insulation Project, ENERGY STAR
- Historic Preservation Commission Staff in North Carolina, listed by county, as of 2/20/2023 (NC HPO)
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