Duplin County, North Carolina
Sell your land in Wallace for cash
In Wallace, North Carolina, Parcel Buyers pays cash for a vacant lot whether or not a town water or sewer tap, a septic permit or a current survey is already in place. You get a written, no-obligation offer within 24 hours, and an independent, licensed title company usually closes the file in about 10 days after the purchase agreement is signed, with no fees or commissions on your side.
By Parcel Buyers · · Lot figures from the 2026 North Carolina parcel and assessment data · How we made this page
Quick answers
- Who buys land for cash in Wallace?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Wallace, Duplin County, usually within 24 hours. Sales close through an independent title company, typically in about 10 days, with no fees or commissions to the seller.
- How many vacant lots are in Wallace?
- The 2026 North Carolina parcel and assessment data lists 482 vacant residential lots in Wallace; 19% are quarter-acre lots, and the median lot is 0.29 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Wallace set?
- We start from recent sales of similar lots nearby, like the 2025 prices on this page, then adjust for water and sewer, road access, flood zone, lot size and any title issues, and for the time and cost of reselling. You get one written number, not a range.
- How do I know a land buyer in Wallace is legitimate?
- A real buyer closes through an independent, licensed title company and never asks you to pay anything up front. We never charge sellers a fee, deposit or closing-cost advance, and the title company pays you by check or wire at closing.
Local data
Wallace land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcel points inside the Census (TIGERweb ACS 2025 vintage) Wallace town boundary (GEOID 3770720) in Duplin County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 482 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 North Carolina parcel and assessment data [1] |
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| Most common lot size | Quarter-acre lot (9,000–13,000 sq ft): 19% of vacant lots; next, half-acre lot at 12%. Median lot: 0.29 acre (12,520 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical county assessed value | $16,600 median county assessed value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $10,000 and $30,000 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | Too few county-qualified vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for Wallace [1] |
| A town that crosses a county line | Wallace sits mostly in Duplin County with part of the town extending into Pender County. This page's parcel count comes from the Duplin County side of the town boundary only; it does not include any lots on the Pender County side. [2] |
| Incorporated in 1873, renamed in 1899 | The settlement, first called Duplin Roads, was incorporated in 1873 and renamed Wallace in 1899 to honor Stephen D. Wallace, an Atlantic Coast Line Railroad official. [2] |
| Once the 'World's Largest Strawberry Exchange' | Local entrepreneur Gabriel Boney is credited with introducing strawberries to the area after the 1870s, and Wallace grew into a major strawberry-shipping point, a history the town still marks with its Carolina Strawberry Festival. [2] |
| The town runs its own zoning | Wallace's Planning, Zoning and Community Development department maintains and updates the town's own Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance, separate from the county's rules for unincorporated land. [3] |
| Town-run water, sewer and streets | The town's Public Services department lists potable water distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, a stormwater system, road repair and paving, and street sweeping as its own responsibilities inside town limits. [4] |
| Henderson Field, owned by the town | Henderson Field is a public general-aviation airport formally owned by the Town of Wallace, with a single asphalt runway about 4,153 feet long, straddling the Duplin-Pender county line the town itself sits on. [5] |
| Septic still runs through the county | A lot that hasn't connected to the town system still answers to the county: Environmental Health's Water & Sewage Services team handles the septic permit, the soil test, the well permit and the water check. [6] |
| A 2025 county revaluation | Duplin's last countywide reappraisal landed in 2025, eight years after 2017's; the county board has since locked in five-year reappraisal cycles instead of waiting for another long gap. [7] |
Pricing
What is a lot in Wallace worth?
These are county-qualified sale prices. A direct cash offer is usually lower, because a cash buyer closes in days and takes on the time and cost of reselling the lot.
What moves the price in Wallace
This page's numbers stop at the county line
Wallace is a single town that happens to sit across two counties, mostly in Duplin with a smaller piece reaching into Pender. The parcel count behind this page runs to 482 lots, typically sized around 0.29 acres, where quarter-acre lots make up the single biggest share at 19%, and it is built only from the Duplin County side of the town boundary. A lot on the Pender County side of Wallace is not represented in these figures, even though it carries the same town address. [2],[1]
The town runs zoning and utilities, not the county
Inside Wallace, Duplin County's lack of a countywide zoning ordinance doesn't matter the way it does on unincorporated land, because the town's own Planning, Zoning and Community Development department maintains its own zoning map and ordinance. The town's Public Services department also runs potable water, wastewater treatment, stormwater and even road paving and street sweeping itself. A buyer should check the town's own current zoning map and utility records for a specific parcel rather than assume county-level rules apply inside Wallace. [3],[4]
Henderson Field anchors the industrial side of town
Henderson Field, a single-runway general-aviation airport about 4,153 feet long, is formally owned by the Town of Wallace and sits on the same county line the town straddles. An airport this close to town shapes zoning, noise patterns and industrial land use nearby, which matters for how a lot near it is classified and used, separate from whatever that lot's deed and plat already say about frontage and access. [5]
Why the tax number here isn't a price
On the Duplin side of Wallace, parcels show a county-assessed figure running $16,600 at the midpoint and spanning $10,000–$30,000 across the typical range. Duplin reset values countywide in 2025, eight years after the 2017 cycle, and commissioners have since switched the county to five-year reappraisals. None of that makes the figure a sale price; it only sets what the tax bill is based on. [7],[1]
Common situations
Selling land in Wallace in these situations
Your lot has never been tied into town water or sewer
Yes, it can still be sold. Not every lot inside Wallace's limits has a confirmed tap into the town's own water and sewer system. Parcel Buyers buys land as it sits; our own inspection, not a utility connection, is the only contingency, and it costs you nothing if the lot doesn't pass. [4]
You're not sure whether Duplin or Pender County's records apply
That's common for a town split across two counties. Parcel Buyers checks the recorded parcel, title and deed ourselves rather than asking you to sort out which county's office to call first. You still get the same written, no-obligation offer either way. [2]
The lot sits near Henderson Field or the SouthPark industrial area
That's not a reason we'd pass. Parcel Buyers checks zoning, access and title on every parcel before offering, airport-adjacent industrial land included. We handle an independent, licensed title company closing, typically in about 10 days once a purchase agreement is signed. [5]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Wallace?
From your first message to money in hand, with nothing left out. Requesting an offer costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
See every detail of the process-
Tell us about your land
Fill out the short form (about 60 seconds) or email us. A land specialist reaches out to confirm the details, usually the same business day.
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Get your cash offer within 24 hours
We review the property and send a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours. It is a real number, not a range. Take it or leave it, with no pressure either way.
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Sign electronically
If you accept, everyone signs the purchase agreement electronically. There is nothing to print or mail at this stage.
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We inspect, the title company verifies
Our team inspects the land and an independent title company runs a title search for liens or taxes owed. If the land does not pass inspection, you are never charged anything.
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Close and get paid
The title company prepares the closing documents for notarization and issues your funds by standard check, overnight check, or wire transfer. A typical sale closes in 10 days.
Questions
Selling land in Wallace: common questions
Does the Duplin County assessed value show what my Wallace lot would sell for?
No, it doesn't. That figure came out of the county's 2025 reappraisal, ending an eight-year stretch since the last one in 2017. It's built to set a fair tax bill, not to price a sale, and it isn't an appraisal either.
Who do I ask about zoning on a Wallace lot, the town or the county?
Ask the town. Its Planning, Zoning and Community Development office keeps Wallace's own zoning map and ordinance current, which is separate from whatever rule Duplin County applies to unincorporated land outside the town line.
Why does this page only count part of Wallace's lots?
Wallace sits in both Duplin and Pender counties, and this page's numbers are built from the Duplin County side of the town boundary only. A lot in the Pender County part of Wallace is not reflected in these figures.
Can I sell a lot that isn't connected to town water or sewer?
Yes. We buy vacant land whether or not it has a confirmed tap into the Town of Wallace's water and sewer system. We check utility status ourselves before making an offer.
Does being near Henderson Field limit how I can sell my land?
No. We check zoning, access and title on every parcel, airport-adjacent land included, and it doesn't stop us from making a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours.
Owner resources
Guides for your situation
- Can You Sell Land With a Lien?
Yes. Land with a lien can often be sold, but signing a deed does not by itself erase a valid claim. The lien may need to be paid, released, discharged, or otherwise resolved under the law that applies. With the seller's consent, an approved payoff can come from sale proceeds at closing. If the balance or lien is wrong, dispute it before closing and require proof of the cure.
- Can You Build on a Vacant Lot?
Maybe. A vacant lot is buildable only if the proposed use fits the rules that apply to that parcel and the site can satisfy access, utility, environmental, and permit requirements. Start with the local planning or zoning office, confirm that the parcel is a legal lot, and get a written parcel-specific answer. A zoning label or tax parcel number alone is not approval to build.[1][2]
- How Cash Land Buyers Price Offers
A cash-land offer may start with verified sales of land with similar use, then adjust those sales for meaningful differences.[1] Buyers may also account for access, utilities, legal use, size, shape, flood and soil questions, title issues, demand, and costs and risk they will carry. No universal assessed-value percentage applies. Compare each written offer by expected net proceeds, contingencies, seller work, and timing—not one asking price or headline number.
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Your written offer
Get your cash offer
Four short steps, about 60 seconds. We review your property and send a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours. You can take it or leave it.
What happens after you send this
- A land specialist reaches out, usually the same business day, to confirm the details.
- You get a written cash offer within 24 hours: a real number, not a range.
- You decide. Requesting an offer costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
You will never be asked to pay us anything. No deposit, no processing fee, no closing-cost advance.
Nearby areas we buy
- Warsaw
442 vacant lots
- Duplin County
10,894 vacant lots countywide
How we made this page
Parcel Buyers is a land-buying company based in Florida. We buy vacant land directly from owners and publish these local pages so owners can see what land in their area is doing before they sell, to us or anyone else. We count the tax-roll figures ourselves from state data, take local rules and fees from the official sources listed below, and use AI tools to help research and draft the text. Every number links to its source, and we update the page when the data changes.
Method and sources
Parcel and assessment figures cover parcel points inside the Census (TIGERweb ACS 2025 vintage) Wallace town boundary (GEOID 3770720). Source [1] is our own aggregate count of NC OneMap parcel points or frozen county extracts and the county sale layers named in the source data. Vacant-lot counts use nC has no statewide vacant code. Legacy wave-1 rows retain the frozen county-extract rules in DATA-NOTES-NC.md. The NC2 rule keeps records with improvement value 0, parcel value at least $1,000, known acreage no more than 10, struct not Y, and an owner name that does not match the government, HOA/common-area, church, conservation or utility exclusions. If more than 10% of the pre-struct scope has struct Y, the area uses its verified explicit vacant code or is dropped. Counts do not establish physical vacancy, residential zoning, access, legal-lot status or buildability. Names and addresses are not stored in outputs. Lot sizes use gIS acres on the extract (else record acres, else the parcel polygon area) x 43,560, bucketed with the Parcel Buyers lot sizing chart ([low, high) square feet). Values use county assessed value on the extract from each county's last reappraisal, which is not the same year in every county. Owner locations use owner mailing-address state on the extract; in_state = North Carolina. Junk state codes count as unknown, Canadian provinces as foreign. Onslow's extract carries no mailing state, so Onslow areas report in_state, other_us and foreign as not published (unknown 1.0). Treat medians as a guide to county records, not as an offer or an appraisal. Page updated November 7, 2026.
- [1] NC OneMap and county tax offices (data); Parcel Buyers (analysis), NC OneMap statewide parcel points (county tax data), with wave-1 qualified county sale layers (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [2] Wikipedia, Wallace, North Carolina (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [3] Town of Wallace, North Carolina, Planning, Zoning and Community Development (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [4] Town of Wallace, North Carolina, Public Services (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [5] Wikipedia, Henderson Field (North Carolina) (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [6] Duplin County, North Carolina, Environmental Health (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [7] Duplin County, North Carolina, 2025 Property Tax Revaluation (accessed 2026-11-07)