THE TAR HEEL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Atlantic Southern Loam Plains setting.
Tar Heel town has 0.23 square miles of land in Bladen County. Its Census reference point is in Atlantic Southern Loam Plains, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Tar Heel and Bladen County
Tar Heel is associated with Bladen County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Tar Heel by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Tar Heel, or 0% of its total area. It is 1.4 percentage points lower than the 1.4% recorded for Bladen County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Tar Heel town has 4.5% of the land area of nearby White Oak CDP (5.11 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

