Town file
Wallburg, North Carolina
Wallburg, North Carolina (Davidson County, North Carolina) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 665, "Deadly Deeds With Dad" (15 January 2026). Jason Corbett was born in Limerick, Ireland, on 12 February 1976, one of eight children of John and Rita Corbett.
- Town
- Wallburg
- County
- Davidson County
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 665
- Approximate location
- 36.013, -80.167
Episode 665 / 15 January 2026 / 183 min / full
Deadly Deeds With Dad
"Here we're going to Walberg, North Carolina, not Durham. This is central North Carolina... This is in Davidson County." about 0:04:31
The case: Murder of Jason Corbett (August 2, 2015). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2026
- Population
- 3,050
- Median age
- 38.3
- Median household income
- $83,011
- Median home value
- $277,500
- Two-bedroom rent
- $950
- Religious
- 40%
- Property crime
- ▲ about one quarter above
- Violent crime
- ▼ about one quarter beneath
History, in brief
- The town is named for Samuel W. Wall; the name means the berg of Walls. about 0:05:25
- Samuel W. Wall was in the area by 1860, and the second generation of the family ran a coachmaking business. about 0:05:37
- The coachmaking business had $600 of capital investment, three employees and produced ten buggies and carriages worth $1,100 a year. about 0:05:50
- Wall's sons Charles and George founded a lumber company with a saw planing mill, making planks, wooden boxes and finished products such as couch frames. about 0:06:14
- George Wall made a land purchase in 1888, and relatives lived in the family house until the late 1970s. about 0:06:40
- The town was not incorporated until 2004. about 0:06:50
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A beautiful town where many longtime residents know each other well; some residents are obnoxious and the safety of the roads is subpar, but it is more pleasant than a large city."about 0:07:03
4 stars
"A small town full of great people where pretty much everyone knows each other and residents love to support the local community."about 0:07:46
4 stars
"I like where I live; most of the people are nice."about 0:07:59
4 stars
"Break-ins have been more frequent lately."about 0:08:08
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- High Point, North Carolina9.9 miles
- Clemmons, North Carolina12 miles
- Summerfield, North Carolina20 miles
- Burlington, North Carolina39 miles
- Mount Airy, North Carolina42 miles
- Collinsville, Virginia51 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.