Hallsboro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Columbus County, in southeastern North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 465.^[4]

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Hallsboro, North Carolina
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 34°19′08″N 78°35′36″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Columbus
Area [1]
• Total	3.28 sq mi (8.49 km2)
• Land	3.28 sq mi (8.49 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	52 ft (16 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	382
• Density	116.57/sq mi (45.01/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	28442[3]
Area codes	910, 472
FIPS code	37-29000
GNIS feature ID	2628631[2]

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Hallsboro has an elementary school and middle school. For high school, students must travel to East Columbus Jr./Sr High School at Lake Waccamaw, about 5 miles to the east. There are no libraries in Hallsboro; the closest is the Rube McCray Memorial Library 5.3 miles (8.5 km) away at Lake Waccamaw.^[5]

Hallsboro is located in east-central Columbus County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hallsboro CDP has an area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²), all land.^[4]

Surrounding communities include Lake Waccamaw 5 miles (8 km) to the east, Whiteville, the Columbus County seat, 6 miles (10 km) to the west, Bolton 11 miles (18 km) to the east, and Clarkton 13 miles (21 km) to the north.

Lake Waccamaw State Park is located on the far side of Lake Waccamaw, 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Hallsboro.^[7]

• Ann Atwater, born in Hallsboro, became a civil rights activist in Durham, North Carolina, working especially with Operation Breakthrough