Dublin, NC
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Blown-in attic insulation for Tar Heel, NC, 7 miles from Dublin, plus removal and air sealing.
About Tar Heel and Its Homes
Tar Heel, a small town in northwestern Bladen County, was settled in 1875 but not incorporated until 1963. Little has been written about its houses beyond one National Register listing: a Federal brick plantation house of about 1803 to 1809 on a Cape Fear bluff, with its chapel.
Tar Heel, in Bladen County, grew from 89 people in 2020 to 91 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimates), on 0.23 square miles.
Tar Heel at a Glance
- County: Bladen County
- Population: 91 (2025), 89 (2020), up 2.2%
- Land area: 0.23 square miles (396 people each)
- Housing units: about 60 (±28)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- ENERGY STAR target for Tar Heel attics: R-49 from bare, R-38 over 3 to 4 inches (R-value guide)
Census Bureau estimates for Tar Heel, 2020 to 2024 (± margin of error).
Attic Insulation in Tar Heel
If the joists show above the insulation in a Tar Heel attic, ENERGY STAR says to add more insulation.
The Local Climate
Tar Heel's center sits about 130 feet above sea level, 13 miles from NOAA's Elizabethtown station, the best match for Tar Heel. The station's 1991 to 2020 normals average about 2,880 heating and 1,870 cooling degree days a year, so at Tar Heel's station, heating needs outweigh cooling.
Homes by Age: What It Means for the Attic
At about 60 housing units, give or take 28, Tar Heel is too small for the survey to date its houses. For Tar Heel, the nearest town with solid figures is St. Pauls, 12 miles off: median year built 1969 and about 50 percent of homes built before 1970.
Air Sealing and Duct Sealing in Tar Heel
In St. Pauls, the nearest town to Tar Heel with solid figures, about 64 percent of homes heat with electricity.
Air sealing in a Tar Heel attic covers wire and pipe holes, wall tops, the attic stair and bath fans.
How Homes Here Are Heated
- Piped gas: under 16%
- Wood: under 9%
Power, Gas and Rebates
Power in and around Tar Heel comes from Duke Energy Progress and Four County EMC; your bill says which. For gas, Tar Heel is in the Bladen County franchise of Piedmont Natural Gas, whose mains may not reach every street in Tar Heel.
Rebate to check if Duke Energy Progress serves your Tar Heel home: Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy; Insulation Pros is an approved trade ally). Before a job in Tar Heel, check its current terms; the Bladen County page lists every program.
Attic Insulation Removal in Tar Heel
In a Tar Heel attic, only wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation is vacuumed out (ENERGY STAR's test), once the cause is fixed, and after mice that Tar Heel attic is sanitized and deodorized; dry, clean insulation stays.
Also Serving Near Tar Heel
Nearest to Tar Heel first.
St. Pauls, NC
12 miles northwest
2,109 people, about 23 times Tar Heel's population
Attic insulation in St. PaulsElizabethtown, NC
13 miles southeast
3,306 people, about 36 times Tar Heel's population
Attic insulation in ElizabethtownBladenboro, NC
13 miles south
1,656 people, about 18 times Tar Heel's population
Attic insulation in BladenboroLumberton, NC
15 miles southwest
18,955 people, about 208 times Tar Heel's population
Attic insulation in Lumberton
Tar Heel Insulation FAQs
Does the Purdie House listing put rules on other houses in Tar Heel?
No. The listing covers the Purdie House and Purdie Methodist Church, which stand on opposite sides of Highway 87, not the streets around them. State preservation officials add that even a listed property is under no restriction when a private owner pays for the work. With no local preservation commission for Bladen County on the state's 2023 roster, no district rules reach attic work anywhere in town.
How close can attic insulation come to an old chimney?
It should not touch it. ENERGY STAR has the gap around a chimney covered with aluminum flashing, sealed with high-temperature caulk, and fenced with a metal dam that holds insulation off. Two inches of clearance from masonry is the usual code figure. Old chimneys can run in unexpected ways: the 1977 nomination for the Purdie House describes one whose two stacks rise apart and join in the attic before leaving the roof. So we trace every chimney through the attic before insulating.
Does attic insulation in Tar Heel need a permit?
Tar Heel Town Hall can say whether Bladen County Building Inspections Department, the town itself or another office handles permits in Tar Heel; ask before work starts.
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Tar Heel, NOAA normals for the Elizabethtown station (October 2026). Compiled by Insulation Pros. How the town pages are made.
Sources for the Tar Heel introduction and questions (read October 20, 2026):
- Tar Heel, in The North Carolina Gazetteer (William S. Powell, 2nd ed., UNC Press 2010), NCpedia
- Purdie House and Purdie Methodist Church, National Register nomination (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
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