Country United States County Columbus ZIP code 28436 Elevation 15 m Population 348 (2010) | State North Carolina Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) FIPS code 37-16780 Area 3.9 km² Local time Sunday 7:09 PM | |
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Delco (formerly Brinkly and Pershing) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 348 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Delco, NC 28436, USA
Geography
Delco is located near the eastern tip of Columbus County, at an elevation of 49 feet (15 m). Combined U.S. Routes 74 and 76 (the four-lane Andrew Jackson Highway) passes through the center of the community, leading east 18 miles (29 km) to Wilmington and west 28 miles (45 km) to Whiteville, the Columbus County seat. North Carolina Highway 87 leads northwest from Delco 32 miles (51 km) to Elizabethtown.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Delco CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it land.
Acme Delco Middle School, home of the Trojans, is located in Delco.