Riegelwood North Carolina Map

About Riegelwood, North Carolina

Riegelwood is a locality in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 545. The population density is 68.2 people per km². Riegelwood is located at 34.3399°N, 78.2253°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28456.

Riegelwood emerges from the humid, low-lying coastal plain where the dark, tannin-stained waters of Pretty Creek slip silently through the dense undergrowth. It lies 11.8 miles west-northwest of Leland, NC (from Leland, NC: bearing 299°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south of Long View. The landscape here is defined by a heavy, verdant stillness, where the air clings to the skin with the weight of a damp wool blanket and the light at dusk turns the pine needles into needles of burnished copper. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the land stretches out in a flat, quiet expanse, occasionally broken by the distant, hazy rise of Sand Ball Hill or the subtle, marshy depressions of Flat Bay. Though the open sea remains miles away, the atmosphere carries a lingering, salt-tinged humidity, a reminder of the proximity to the shifting tides of Aldermans Cove.

Columbus County - Riegelwood Park serves as the central point of congregation, a green anchor for a place whose character has been shaped by the industry of the pulp and paper mills that once defined the regional economy. The rhythm of daily life in Riegelwood moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, far removed from the clamor of the piedmont or the tourist-heavy coast. Residents carry the legacy of a working-class history, where the labor of the forest and the soil has long dictated the flow of commerce and the social order. Even as the modern world shifts, the presence of Lake Sutton remains a constant, providing a reflective, glassy expanse that mirrors the changing sky and offers a quiet solitude to those who walk its banks.

About This Riegelwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riegelwood, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.339891, -78.225277. 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 Riegelwood includes the ZIP code (28456), 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.