Evergreen North Carolina Map

About Evergreen, North Carolina

Evergreen is a locality in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 336. The population density is 33.8 people per km². Evergreen is located at 34.4149°N, 78.9114°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 28436, 28438.

Evergreen occupies a quiet expanse of the coastal plain where the low, dark earth holds the moisture of the long afternoon. It lies 10.3 miles west-northwest of Leland, NC (from Leland, NC: bearing 286°T), and is situated 16.3 miles west-northwest of Wilmington. The Big Branch cuts a persistent, winding path through the soil, its waters often stained the color of tea by the tannins of fallen leaves and pine needles. To the north, the land rises with a subtle, stubborn insistence toward Sand Hill, marking a transition in the terrain that breaks the flat monotony of the horizon. The light here has a way of thickening as the sun drops, catching the dust of the fields and turning the air into a golden, suspended weight that lingers over the pines long after the heat has begun to bleed out of the asphalt.

Evergreen carries the weight of a history rooted firmly in the cultivation of the land, where the economy has long leaned upon the productivity of the surrounding acreage. The influence of Columbus County - Riegelwood Park provides a stretch of managed wildness nearby, a green lung that persists even as the rhythms of local industry shift and evolve. Life moves with an internal logic dictated by the seasons, far removed from the bustle of the distant coast, finding its own center in the proximity of Mitchell Bay and the quiet stillness of the inland woods. Whether one looks toward the distant, reflective surface of Lake Sutton or watches the work crews tending the fields, there is a sense of persistence in the way people labor and rest in the shadow of the older, quiet growth that gives Evergreen its name.

About This Evergreen Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Evergreen, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.41486, -78.911375. 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 Evergreen includes the ZIP code (28436, 28438), telephone area code (910), county seat of Columbus County (Whiteville), and school district assignment (Columbus County Schools).

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.