Old Hundred North Carolina Map

About Old Hundred, North Carolina

Old Hundred is a locality in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 218. The population density is 86.7 people per km². Old Hundred is located at 34.8293°N, 79.5903°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28351.

Old Hundred anchors itself upon the sandy, pine-laden plains of the North Carolina interior, where the horizon remains flat and unburdened by the jagged peaks of distant elevations. It lies 8.2 miles west-northwest of Laurinburg, NC (from Laurinburg, NC: bearing 298°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east-southeast of Hamlet. The air here holds a particular, resinous weight, filtered through the longleaf pines that define the local topography and stretch toward the edges of the Sandhills Game Land. Only a mile to the west, the sluggish, tea-colored waters of Lower Beaverdam Creek carve a narrow path through the earth, while the quiet surface of McNeill Pond catches the amber light of late afternoon, reflecting the stillness of the surrounding woods. To the far west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Ballast Ridge occasionally haunts the skyline, a reminder of the rising ground that exists far beyond these level, quiet fields.

Old Hundred traces its origins to the expansion of the rail lines, which once dictated the flow of timber and agricultural goods through this rural corridor. The economy has shifted from the labor-intensive legacy of turpentine and timber to a quieter, modern pace, yet the influence of the land remains visible in the expansive, cultivated rows that surround the houses. Life in Old Hundred moves with the measured cadence of the seasons, characterized by the persistent heat of summer and the sudden, vivid cooling of the autumn months. A certain resilience persists in the local character, a quiet acknowledgment of the distance from the busy hubs of the state, leaving the residents to cultivate their own traditions amidst the long, shadowed stretches of the pine barrens.

About This Old Hundred Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Old Hundred, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.829325, -79.59033. 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 Old Hundred includes the ZIP code (28351), telephone area code (704, 980), county seat of Scotland County (Laurinburg), and school district assignment (Scotland 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.