STD Testing in Tin City, NC: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Duplin County reports about 190 gonorrhea cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. If you live in Tin City, North Carolina, and are considering getting tested whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. See options below.
7 testing options are listed for Tin City, NC. The nearest, Goshen Medical Center - Wallace, is about 1.1 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
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3.3(21)?
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Rated 3.3 out of 5 from 21 reviews
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359 Western Boulevard, Jacksonville, NC 28546 33.8 miles away
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Community health center 1.1 miles
Goshen Medical Center - Wallace
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Rated 2.9 out of 5 from 55 reviews
Goshen Medical Center - Wallace, in Wallace, carries FQHC designation, meaning its STI screening fees adjust to each patient's income on a sliding scale. Walk-ins are welcome, no appointment needed, for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with costs tied to what patients can actually pay.
CommWell Health in Willard runs rapid and conventional HIV testing alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections confirmed on the spot: all on a sliding-scale fee, by appointment, and at no cost for any service.
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Every Service Carries a Zero Balance
CommWell Health charges nothing for any of its services, which means the sliding scale bottoms out at zero: every test, vaccine, and treatment on the menu is available without a fee, so cost never becomes the reason a visit doesn't happen.
Spanish Is a Full Clinical Language at CommWell
Spanish is a complete clinical language at CommWell Health in Willard: STI counseling, treatment decisions, and hepatitis education all proceed directly in Spanish, keeping every detail of the care conversation intact rather than filtered.
Hepatitis A, B, and C Testing Rounds Out the Panel
CommWell Health tests for hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the standard bacterial panel, so a single visit surfaces infections that share transmission routes with other STIs. Catching what a narrower screen would leave undetected.
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 13.1 miles
Goshen Medical Center
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Goshen Medical Center in Rose Hill pairs same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs with testing across a broad panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB) on a sliding-scale fee open to all, by appointment.
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Spanish Spoken On-Site, Interpretation Beyond That
Goshen Medical Center carries Spanish-language capacity directly within its staff, and extends interpretation services to other non-English languages as well. That means clinical conversations (symptom history, treatment options, prevention counseling) happen in full, not in shorthand.
Hepatitis A, B, and C Testing Added to the Panel
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Goshen Medical Center tests for hepatitis A, B, and C as well as TB. Catching hepatitis early through the same visit that handles bacterial STI screening keeps a patient's liver health in the picture alongside sexual health.
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
The nearest testing center is about 1 mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Tin City, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Also in the area
Other CLIA-certified labs near Tin City, NC
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Duplin County, each lab's town is shown on its card below. Many test through a doctor's order or by appointment rather than walk-in, so call ahead to confirm STD/STI testing and availability before visiting.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Tin City. A CLIA certificate records only that a laboratory is federally certified — it does not confirm the site performs STD testing, nor its hours, price or access. Inclusion is not an endorsement; always call to verify.
Local clinicians
Clinicians near Tin City, NC who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 140 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Tin City. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 43 offer telehealth.
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
Pharmacies near Tin City, NC
Compare the pharmacies closest to Tin City, NC. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
0.1 mi
Rx pickupOTC HIV self-testAt-home STI kitsPrEP/PEP fillsHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Tin City, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
Q Care Plus
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
STDs & HIV in Duplin County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Duplin County, the county that includes Tin City, compare with North Carolina and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~19% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#24 of 100 North Carolina counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 76% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Duplin County vs North Carolina vs U.S.
Duplin CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.▲▼ = Duplin County vs the state average
Infection
Duplin County
North Carolina
United States
Chlamydia
737.1365 cases▲ 21%
607.9
492.2
Gonorrhea
189.894 cases▼ 22%
243.2
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
14.17 cases▼ 29%
19.9
15.8
Syphilis (early)
16.28 cases▲ 3%
15.8
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
16.28 cases▼ 33%
24
29.5
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Reported STD rates in Duplin County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 3% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Duplin County, chlamydia has risen from 671.3 to 737.1 per 100,000 (10%), gonorrhea has fallen from 201.2 to 189.8 per 100,000 (6%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 6.2 to 14.1 per 100,000 (127%).
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
What shapes testing access in and around Tin City, NC
Adults uninsured
13.5%
No routine checkup
18.2%
No transportation
9.5%
Binge drinking
12.8%
Frequent mental distress
16.2%
Depression
23%
Below poverty line
17.3%
Primary-care ratio
4,410 : 1
Duplin County
Primary-care shortage score 18 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 45.9
Social Vulnerability Index · 91st percentile nationally
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Duplin County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Duplin County (2023)
People living with HIV
347 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
5cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
112 · PnR 9.2
Duplin County HIV care continuum (2023)
Duplin County recorded 12.1 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 15.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Duplin County residents living with HIV, 48.6% are in care · 43.6% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC AtlasPlus · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Duplin County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Along US 117 where North Norwood Street carries traffic through the everyday rhythm of Tin City, a first paycheck has a way of disappearing fast (grocery run, utility bill, whatever the week throws at you) and a clinic visit quietly slides to maybe next month. The town's workforce picture adds another layer. With just over half of residents participating in the labor force at all, schedules here don't follow a standard nine-to-five logic: some people are working multiple part-time shifts, others are managing households or caring for family, and a stretch of US 117 through town isn't lined with transit stops that make a midday appointment easy to keep.
What works in people's favor is that more than four in ten households here earn enough to absorb a fee-based visit if the cost is reasonable and transparent upfront, and with the listed options on this page, the range of fee structures, hours, and distances gives residents real choices rather than a single take-it-or-leave-it slot. Finding a clinic that fits both the drive down Norwood Street and a schedule built around real constraints is the practical starting point.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Tin City, NC
Walkability3.17 / 20 · Least walkable
At 3.17/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Tin City generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 28466 snapshot
Residents
8,746
Median age
44.8
Median income
$61,906
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 28466 area around Tin City: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Tin City alone.
Tin City sits in Duplin County, ZIP 28466. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Major routes
US 117 (North Norwood Street)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Tin City, NC
Just outside Tin City? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Tin City, NC: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Duplin County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under North Carolina law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
Group
Tests
How often
Everyone aged 13–64
HIV
At least once
Sexually active women under 25
Chlamydia, gonorrhea
Every year
Women 25+ with new or multiple partners
Chlamydia, gonorrhea
Every year
Pregnant people
HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia
Early in pregnancy
Gay & bisexual men (MSM)
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV
Every 3–6 months
Anyone who shares injection equipment
HIV, hepatitis B & C
At least yearly
All adults at least once
Hepatitis C
At least once
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Tin City-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Tin City often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
Test
Reference price
CPT / HCPCS
Chlamydia (NAAT)
$47.80
87491
Gonorrhea (NAAT)
$47.80
87591
Trichomoniasis (NAAT)
$47.76
87661
HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody
$26.87
87389
HIV-1/2 antibody
$22.44
86703
Syphilis (RPR/VDRL)
$5.61
86592
Syphilis (treponemal antibody)
$17.49
86780
Herpes (HSV NAAT)
$47.76
87529
Hepatitis B surface antigen
$15.33
87340
Hepatitis C antibody
$29.16
86803
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Confidentiality & consent in North CarolinaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on North Carolina law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In North Carolina, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
North Carolina permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
