Calypso, NC

Calypso is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. The 2020 census counted 327 residents. The Bryan Whitfield Herring Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Calypso is located in northwestern Duplin County. That mix gives Calypso a clear local shape within North Carolina, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. U.S. Route 117 passes through the town, leading northeast 4 miles to Mount Olive and 18 miles to Goldsboro, and south 3 miles to Faison and 11 miles to Warsaw.