Explore Bladenboro, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bladenboro, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Bladenboro.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Bladenboro |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Bladen County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.53878 |
| Longitude | -78.787521 |
| Population | 1,648 |
| Density | 287.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 28320 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| County Seat | Elizabethtown |
| School District | Bladen County Schools |
Bladenboro occupies a quiet stretch of land defined by the deliberate, steady passage of the Bryant Swamp Canal, which cuts through the earth with a functional, unadorned grace. It lies 13.7 miles east-southeast of Lumberton, NC (from Lumberton, NC: bearing 114°T), and is situated 14.6 miles north-northwest of Whiteville. The surrounding terrain remains flat and agricultural, a landscape of sandy soil and pine stands that stretches toward the horizon where the distant shadows of Pea Ridge suggest a change in the world far beyond the local fields. To the north, the terrain dips into the dark, moisture-rich basin of Juniper Bay, while the stillness of Bridger Millpond three miles away offers a mirror to the expansive, humid sky. The light in these parts often pools in the open spaces during the late afternoon, turning the dust of the fields into a fine, golden powder that settles over the crops and the quiet roads alike.
Bladenboro maintains a character forged by the legacy of textile mills and the persistent, patient labor of those who work the land. While the industrial hum of the past has softened, the economy remains tethered to the rhythms of seasonal harvests and the industrious spirit that once centered on local manufacturing. A few miles away, the protected expanse of Warwick Mill Bay State Natural Area preserves the wilder, tangled essence of the region, standing as a contrast to the cleared rows of timber and farmland that define the local industry. Life here moves with the measured pace of a place that understands its own roots, held together by a shared history and a steady, quiet resolve that persists long after the day’s work is done.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bladenboro, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.53878, -78.787521. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Bladenboro includes the ZIP code (28320), telephone area code (704, 980), county seat of Bladen County (Elizabethtown), and school district assignment (Bladen County Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |