Red Cross, North Carolina

About Red Cross

Set in the central part of North Carolina, Red Cross is a tiny community counting 819 people who proudly call it home.

Red Cross holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 3.73 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 220 residents per square mile.

📰 Red Cross News Today

• North Carolina Red Cross volunteers head south with disaster relief - Wilmington Star-News Wilmington Star-News · Oct 10
• Hurricane Isaias: NC Red Cross volunteers deploy to Gulf region WECT · Oct 10
• From Lifesaving CPR to Lasting Friendship: Two Women Connected by a Second Chance American Red Cross · Oct 8
• Sandhills Red Cross prepares to aid communities in Hurricane Isaias' path ABC11 News · Oct 9
• NC Red Cross deploys emergency response vehicles, volunteers to those impacted by Hurricane Isaias WXII · Oct 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest North Carolina headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Red Cross Unique

• The only place in America named Red Cross — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of North Carolina — one of 776 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

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