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Riegelwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 545 at the 2020 census. It is the location of a saw mill and a paper mill. == History == The Black Rock Plantation House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. == Geography == Riegelwood is located near the eastern tip of Columbus County, south of Mitchell Landing on the Cape Fear River, site of an International Paper plant. North Carolina Highway 87 passes through Riegelwood, leading southeast 2 miles (3 km) to U.S. Routes 74 and 76 in Delco and northwest 30 miles (48 km) to Elizabethtown. Wilmington is 19 miles (31 km) to the southeast via US 74/76. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Riegelwood CDP has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), of which 3.1 square miles (8.1 km2) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2), or 8.28%, is water. == Demographics == == 2006 severe weather event == On November 16, 2006, at 6:21 am EST, a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for eastern Columbus County. At 6:29 am, a tornado warning was issued for the same area.