River Bend, NC
6 miles northeast
2,890 people, about 10 times Pollocksville's population
Attic insulation in River BendAttic Insulation in Pollocksville, NC
Blown-in attic insulation for Pollocksville, NC, 6 miles from River Bend, plus removal and air sealing.
About Pollocksville and Its Homes
Pollocksville, on the Trent River in southern Jones County, was called Trent Bridge as early as 1779 and was incorporated under its present name in 1834. When Hurricane Florence pushed the river into town in 2018, nearly 75 homes flooded, and the town has been rebuilding since.
Pollocksville, in Jones County, grew from 265 people in 2020 to 276 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimates), on 0.31 square miles. That makes Pollocksville the second-largest town in Jones County.
Pollocksville has about 225 housing units, 5 percent of Jones County's; about 63 percent of the town's households own their home.
Pollocksville at a Glance
- County: Jones County
- Population: 276 (2025), 265 (2020), up 4.2%
- Land area: 0.31 square miles (890 people each)
- Housing units: about 225 (±62)
- Owner-occupied: 63% (±8); Jones County: 79%
- Detached houses: 68% (±7); Jones County: 65%
- Attached houses: 6% (±5)
- Mobile homes: 12% (±9)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- ENERGY STAR target for Pollocksville attics: R-49 from bare, R-38 over 3 to 4 inches (R-value guide)
Census Bureau estimates for Pollocksville, 2020 to 2024 (± margin of error).
Pollocksville Homes and Their Attics
A Federal House Near the Trent River Bridge
The Bryan Lavender House, close to the river bridge, is a two-story frame house that its 1985 National Register nomination dates to about 1825. A one-story shed runs across its back, and in the 1950s the old detached kitchen was moved and joined to its north end. A house that grew like this has more than one roof, and a low shed roof leaves only a shallow space above the rear rooms. Out at the eaves, ENERGY STAR notes, an attic can hold far less insulation than in its middle. So each section gets its own look, and where soffit vents exist, baffles keep the airway open above the insulation.
Attic Insulation in Pollocksville
About 55 percent of Pollocksville's homes predate 1970; if your joists show above the insulation, ENERGY STAR says to add more insulation.
Built from 1940 to 1969, about 35 percent of Pollocksville homes often have little insulation.
The Local Climate
Pollocksville's center sits about 20 feet above sea level, 11 miles from NOAA's New Bern Craven County Airport station, the best match for Pollocksville. The station's 1991 to 2020 normals average about 2,700 heating and 1,900 cooling degree days a year, so Pollocksville attics work in both seasons.
Homes by Age: What It Means for the Attic
About 68 percent of Pollocksville housing units are detached single-family houses, about 12 percent mobile homes. With about 225 housing units in Pollocksville, read the figures as rough proportions.
Built before 1940, about 20 percent of Pollocksville homes can hide knob-and-tube wiring and vermiculite, jobs for an electrician and an asbestos contractor first.
About 60 percent of Pollocksville's housing units predate 1980; nearly all predate the state's 1978 insulation rule too.
Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: 22% (±8), about 50 units
- 1940s: under 7%
- 1950s: 25% (±10), about 55 units
- 1960s: 7% (±5), about 15 units
- 1970s: 3% (±3)
- 1980s: 4% (±4), about 10 units
- 1990s: under 7%
- 2000s: 10% (±7), about 20 units
- 2020 or later: under 6%
Air Sealing and Duct Sealing in Pollocksville
In River Bend, the nearest town to Pollocksville 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: 63% (±14), about 120 households; Jones County: 79%
- Bottled or tank gas: under 9%
Power, Gas and Rebates
Duke Energy Progress serves most of Pollocksville, Jones-Onslow EMC its edges; your bill says which. For gas, Pollocksville is in the Jones County franchise of Piedmont Natural Gas, whose mains may not reach every street in Pollocksville.
Rebate to check in Pollocksville: Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy; Insulation Pros is an approved trade ally). Before a job in Pollocksville, check its current terms; the Jones County page lists every program.
Attic Insulation Removal in Pollocksville
In a Pollocksville attic, only wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation is vacuumed out (ENERGY STAR's test), once the cause is fixed, and after mice that Pollocksville attic is sanitized and deodorized; dry, clean insulation stays.
Also Serving Near Pollocksville
Nearest to Pollocksville first.
Maysville, NC
7 miles south
Its NOAA station logs about 420 more heating degree days than Pollocksville's; 853 people, about 3 times Pollocksville's population
Attic insulation in MaysvilleTrenton, NC
8 miles northwest
Its NOAA station logs about 380 more heating degree days than Pollocksville's; 251 people to Pollocksville's 276
Attic insulation in TrentonTrent Woods, NC
9 miles northeast
4,070 people, about 15 times Pollocksville's population
Attic insulation in Trent WoodsNew Bern, NC
11 miles northeast
Power from its own town system (Pollocksville: Duke Energy Progress); 34,724 people, about 126 times Pollocksville's population
Insulation contractor serving New Bern
Pollocksville Insulation FAQs
Do the National Register listings around Pollocksville limit work on my house?
No. The state lists three properties under Pollocksville: the Bryan Lavender House, the Foscue Plantation House and the larger Foscue and Simmons Plantations. The two Foscue listings lie just north of the town and the river. The preservation office says a listing leaves a private owner spending private money to decide upkeep and changes. For Jones County, the 2023 state roster of preservation commissions is blank.
Where does air slip into the attic of a Pollocksville house rebuilt after Florence?
In the same spots as in an old house. ENERGY STAR's list of usual gaps includes holes where wiring and pipes rise through the ceiling, the attic hatch, recessed lights, and the chases around flues and ducts. The town reported new homes going up as it recovered from the 2018 flood, and new framing can still leave those openings. They get sealed from above first, and the insulation goes on after.
Could the old insulation in a Pollocksville attic be vermiculite?
It could: about 50 percent of Pollocksville's homes predate 1960. If a Pollocksville 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 Pollocksville need a permit?
Pollocksville Town Hall can say whether Jones County Inspections, the town itself or another office handles permits in Pollocksville; ask before work starts.
Helpful Guides
- Power from Duke Energy Progress: high summer electric bills and home energy audits
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Pollocksville, NOAA normals for the New Bern Craven County Airport station, Duke Energy Progress (October 2026). Compiled by Insulation Pros. How the town pages are made.
Sources for the Pollocksville notes and questions (read October 20, 2026):
- Pollocksville, in The North Carolina Gazetteer (William S. Powell, 2nd ed., UNC Press 2010), NCpedia
- Recovery and Resilience, Town of Pollocksville
- Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Florence (AL062018), National Hurricane Center, NOAA
- Bryan Lavender House, National Register nomination (NC HPO)
- Adding Attic Insulation, ENERGY STAR do-it-yourself guide
- About Attic Ventilation, ENERGY STAR do-it-yourself guide
- NC Listings in the National Register of Historic Places, NC State Historic Preservation Office
- Foscue and Simmons Plantations, National Register nomination (NC HPO)
- 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)
- Attic Air Sealing Project, ENERGY STAR
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