Bayboro, NC
2 miles northwest
1,242 people, about 6 times Stonewall's population
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Blown-in attic insulation for Stonewall, NC, 2 miles from Bayboro, plus removal and air sealing.
About Stonewall and Its Homes
Stonewall sits on the Bay River in central Pamlico County and is older than the county itself. It was chartered in 1857 as Jackson, apparently for a local mill owner, took its present name in 1871, and Pamlico County was carved out of Craven and Beaufort a year later.
Stonewall, in Pamlico County, grew from 202 people in 2020 to 209 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimates), on 1.71 square miles.
Stonewall at a Glance
- County: Pamlico County
- Population: 209 (2025), 202 (2020), up 3.5%
- Land area: 1.71 square miles (122 people each)
- Housing units: about 90 (±32)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- ENERGY STAR target for Stonewall attics: R-49 from bare, R-38 over 3 to 4 inches (R-value guide)
Census Bureau estimates for Stonewall, 2020 to 2024 (± margin of error).
Attic Insulation in Stonewall
If the joists show above the insulation in a Stonewall attic, ENERGY STAR says to add more insulation.
The Local Climate
Stonewall's center sits near sea level, 4 miles from NOAA's Bayboro 3 SW station, the best match for Stonewall. The station's 1991 to 2020 normals average about 2,820 heating and 1,700 cooling degree days a year, so at Stonewall's station, heating needs outweigh cooling. Readings change over short distances around Stonewall: NOAA's Reelsboro station, 10 miles away, averages about 2,490 heating degree days.
Homes by Age: What It Means for the Attic
At about 90 housing units, give or take 32, Stonewall is too small for the survey to date its houses. For Stonewall, the nearest town with solid figures is Bayboro, 2 miles off: median year built 1967 and 79 percent detached houses.
Air Sealing and Duct Sealing in Stonewall
In Bayboro, the nearest town to Stonewall with solid figures, about 85 percent of homes heat with electricity.
Air sealing in a Stonewall attic covers wire and pipe holes, wall tops, the attic stair and bath fans.
Power, Gas and Rebates
Duke Energy Progress serves most of Stonewall, Tideland EMC its edges; your bill says which. For gas, Stonewall is in the Pamlico County franchise of Piedmont Natural Gas, whose mains may not reach every street in Stonewall.
Rebate to check in Stonewall: Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy; Insulation Pros is an approved trade ally). Before a job in Stonewall, check its current terms; the Pamlico County page lists every program.
Attic Insulation Removal in Stonewall
In a Stonewall attic, only wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation is vacuumed out (ENERGY STAR's test), once the cause is fixed, and after mice that Stonewall attic is sanitized and deodorized; dry, clean insulation stays.
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Stonewall Insulation FAQs
My Stonewall house goes back several generations. What gets fixed before new insulation?
Wiring, chimney and roof, because each can turn insulation into a hazard or a wet mess. A town chartered in 1857 can hold houses whose circuits predate 1930. In ENERGY STAR's list, knob-and-tube from those years is a fire hazard wherever it lies under insulation, which is why an electrician sees it before we do. Brick passing up through the ceiling gets a collar of aluminum flashing, high-temperature caulk along its edges, and a clear space kept around it. Any damp patch overhead sends us to the roof first.
Did any rule require insulation when the older houses here were built?
Not until 1978. The state's insulation rule for occupancy reaches back no further than construction started on January 1, 1978, and it applies where local inspectors enforce it. Stonewall was well over a century old by then. In an older house, whatever lies on the attic floor came from the builder's choice or from later owners, and it can be uneven. ENERGY STAR notes the middle of an attic can hold plenty while the eaves hold very little, so we measure in several spots.
Does attic insulation in Stonewall need a permit?
Stonewall Town Hall can say whether Pamlico County Inspections Department, the town itself or another office handles permits in Stonewall; ask before work starts.
Helpful Guides
- Power from Duke Energy Progress: high summer electric bills and home energy audits
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Stonewall, NOAA normals for the Bayboro 3 SW station, Duke Energy Progress (October 2026). Compiled by Insulation Pros. How the town pages are made.
Sources for the Stonewall introduction and questions (read October 20, 2026):
- Stonewall, in The North Carolina Gazetteer (William S. Powell, 2nd ed., UNC Press 2010), NCpedia
- Pamlico County, NCpedia (State Library of North Carolina)
- Attic Insulation Project, ENERGY STAR
- Furnace Flues Require Special Sealing Techniques, ENERGY STAR do-it-yourself guide
- N.C. Gen. Stat. 143-139.2, Enforcement of insulation requirements; certificate for occupancy
- Adding Attic Insulation, ENERGY STAR do-it-yourself guide
Stonewall, NC
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