Tyrrell County and Its Homes
Tyrrell County grew 9 percent from 2020 to 2025, to 3,537 people by the Census Bureau's estimate, in about 2,200 housing units.
Its one incorporated town, Columbia, has a page here. About 25 percent of Tyrrell County's housing units are inside town limits, the rest in unincorporated areas.
Tyrrell County at a Glance
- Population: 3,537 (2025), 3,237 (2020)
- Housing units: about 2,200
- Median year built: 1979 (North Carolina: 1991)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- Towns with pages here: 1
Census Bureau estimates for Tyrrell County (housing: 2020 to 2024).
Towns in Tyrrell County
Columbia
613 people · Dominion Energy North Carolina
What We Do in Tyrrell County
Attic Insulation in Tyrrell County
Joists showing above the insulation in a Tyrrell County attic mean more blown-in fiberglass is due, R-49 from bare.
Attic Insulation Removal in Tyrrell County
Wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation comes out of Tyrrell County attics, vacuumed clean, and a mouse-soiled Tyrrell County attic is sanitized and deodorized.
Air Sealing in Tyrrell County
The ceiling's gaps and the duct joints of a Tyrrell County attic are sealed before new insulation.
Homes in Tyrrell County
Half of Tyrrell County's 2,200 housing units were built before 1979.
Only about 1,500 of Tyrrell County's 2,200 housing units were someone's usual home in the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 survey; the heating shares below describe those households.
Tyrrell County Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: about 400 units, 18% (±6)
- 1940s: about 120 units, 5% (±3)
- 1950s: about 100 units, 5% (±3)
- 1960s: about 240 units, 11% (±6)
- 1970s: about 280 units, 12% (±6)
- 1980s: about 290 units, 13% (±5)
- 1990s: about 320 units, 14% (±5)
- 2000s: about 380 units, 17% (±5)
- 2010s: about 110 units, 5% (±3)
- 2020 or later: none estimated, 0% (±1)
Climate Across Tyrrell County
NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals for Tyrrell County towns, by station: Columbia Ag Gum Neck station (Columbia): about 3,120 heating and 1,620 cooling degree days. NOAA's Edenton station, 18 miles from Columbia, has about 2,870 heating and 1,840 cooling degree days.
Power and Gas in Tyrrell County
The card lists Tyrrell County's town utilities by the territory maps; a power bill confirms the one at an address.
Piedmont Natural Gas holds the Tyrrell County gas franchise (NC Utilities Commission map); a franchise does not mean its mains reach every road.
Who Supplies Power in Tyrrell County
- Dominion Energy North Carolina: Columbia
Energy Programs for Tyrrell County Homes
Check each program's current terms for a Tyrrell County home; some pay only through the utility's contractor network.
Programs for Tyrrell County
- Home Energy Evaluation (Dominion Energy rebate; Columbia).
- Income and Age Qualifying Home Improvements (Dominion Energy income-qualified; Columbia).
- Energy Saver North Carolina (statewide income-qualified; any Tyrrell County address).
- Weatherization Assistance Program (statewide income-qualified; any Tyrrell County address).
- Piedmont Natural Gas lists rebates for high-efficiency gas furnaces, and none for insulation or air sealing (program page).
Tyrrell County Insulation FAQs
Do you serve all of Tyrrell County?
Yes: Columbia and every unincorporated Tyrrell County address.
Which utilities offer insulation rebates in Tyrrell County?
Dominion Energy's Home Energy Evaluation (Columbia).
Does attic insulation in Tyrrell County need a permit?
Ask Tyrrell County's offices before work starts. For an address in Columbia, the town or city hall can tell you whether Tyrrell County's office handles its permits.
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