Orrum, North Carolina

About Orrum

Orrum is a tiny community in southern North Carolina counting 61 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Orrum is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.48 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 127 residents per square mile.

📰 Orrum News Today

• Laegan Pittman is from Orrum, population 59 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Sep 18
• Orrum, NC Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 5
• Dixie Lee (Smith) Martin Worthington Funeral Home · Sep 17
• Albert "Jerry" Forest Britt, Jr. Legacy | Obituary · Apr 3
• Michael Knopka Revels Funeral Home · Jul 8

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What Makes Orrum Unique

• The only place in America named Orrum — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 61 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Orrum

• Wrc Bullard And Branch Hunting Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Orrum

• Orrum Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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