Pender County offers a comfortable atmosphere. Small towns and country charm make you feel right at home. We are surrounded by a peaceful environment of beaches, rivers, and woodlands. Access to rivers and local game lands are available all throughout the county. Welcome home to Pender County!
Living in Pender County
Pender County provides a great education for your child. With over 8,000 students in sixteen schools, Pender County is dedicated to supplying the best education for the next generation.
- Statistics for Pender Co. Schools
- Pender County School System
- Listing of Public and Charter schools in Pender Co.
Colleges and Universities
- University of North Carolina at Wilmington
- Cape Fear Community College
- Miller-Motte Business College
- James Sprunt Community College
- Fayetteville State University
- Campbell University
- Methodist University
- St. Andrews University
- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- Shaw University – satellite campus
- Mt. Olive College – satellite campus
Local Level Resources
- Pender County Social Services — 910-259-1240
- Pender County Health Department — 910-259-1230
- Pender County Sheriff’s Office — 910-259-1212
- Pender County Housing Authority — 910-259-1208
- Pender County Board of Education — 910-259-2187
- Coastal Horizons Center — 1-866-559-0668
- Pender Memorial Hospital— 910-300-4000
State Level Resources
- North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry
- NC Department of Health and Human Services
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