Local Wiki
Pender County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First and third Monday of each month at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Public Assembly Room, 805 Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425.
- Register of Deeds
- Sharon Lear Willoughby · 910.259.1225 · swilloughby@pendercountync.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.pendercountync.gov/1866/Agendas-and-Minutes
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 5 members representing five residency districts, elected at-large countywide to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: W. Randy Burton (District 2). Vice Chairman: Brent Springer (District 5).
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Towns (6)
- Atkinson
- Burgaw (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Surf City
- Topsail Beach (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Wallace (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Watha
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Villages (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (1)
- Pender County Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (10)
- Atkinson Fire Department
- Burgaw Fire Department
- Pender EMS and Fire, Inc
- Penderlea Fire Department
- Rocky Point Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Shiloh-Columbia Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Surf City Fire Department
- The Maple Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
- Topsail Beach Fire Department
- Wallace Fire Department
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Pender Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)