Healthcare & Safety — Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEMN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.392%
Adult Smoking0.216%
Uninsured0.1373130232%
Physical Inactivity0.289%
Excessive Drinking0.1763912795%
Poor Health0.241%
Children Poverty0.302%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PoliceTOWN OF LAKE WACCAMAW POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceNORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF PARKS - LAKE WACCAMAW STATE PARKN/A mi
PoliceWHITEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
FireLake Waccamaw Fire Department and Rescue SquadN/A mi
FireLake Waccamaw Fire Department and Rescue Squad Station 27N/A mi
FireHallsboro Volunteer Fire Department Station 16N/A mi
EMSLAKE WACCAMAW FIRE DEPARTMENT AND RESCUE SQUADN/A mi
EMSAMERA - TECH OF NORTH CAROLINA INCORPORATEDN/A mi
EMSBUCKHEAD VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT INCORPORATEDN/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes15
Fatalities16
Fatality Rate (per 100K)31.6
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities1

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 158.1%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)45.09
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; NHTSA FARS 2023.