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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001093672-07-000020
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	10-K/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20061231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070319
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070319

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001093672
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				562132396
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		10-K/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-27205
		FILM NUMBER:		07703265

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		518 WEST C STREET
		CITY:			NEWTON
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28658-4007
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8284645620

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 467
		CITY:			NEWTON
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28658-0467
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        ended December 31, 2006 (the &#8220;Annual Report&#8221;), which will be included as
        Appendix A to the Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
        are incorporated by reference into Part I and Part II and included as Exhibit
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      Tony
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                have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Peoples Bancorp
                of North
                Carolina Inc.;</font></div>
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                on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
                of a
                material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
                the
                statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
                were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
                report;</font></div>
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                on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
                included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects
                the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
                the
                registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
                report;</font></div>
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                registrant&#8217;s other certifying officer and I are responsible for
                establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
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                such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
                controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
                ensure
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                consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
                entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report
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                such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
                control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,
                to
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                reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
                purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
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                the effectiveness of the registrant&#8217;s disclosure controls and procedures
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                in this report any change in the registrant&#8217;s internal control over
                financial reporting that occurred during the registrant&#8217;s most recent
                fiscal quarter (the registrant&#8217;s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
                annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
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                registrant&#8217;s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
                most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
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                directors (or persons performing the equivalent
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                significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
                operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
                reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant&#8217;s ability to record,
                process, summarize and report financial information;
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">any
                fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
                employees who have a significant role in the registrant&#8217;s internal control
                over financial reporting.</font></div>
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                  Tony W. Wolfe</font></div>
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                <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">President
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>EXHIBIT
      (31)(b)</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>CERTIFICATIONS</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">I,
      A.
      Joseph Lampron, certify that:</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">I
                have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Peoples Bancorp
                of North
                Carolina Inc.;</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Based
                on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
                of a
                material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
                the
                statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
                were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
                report;</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Based
                on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
                included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects
                the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
                the
                registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
                report;</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                registrant&#8217;s other certifying officer and I are responsible for
                establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
                defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
                control over financial reporting</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                (as defined in Exchange Act Rules&#160;13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">for
                the registrant and have:</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">designed
                such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
                controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
                ensure
                that material information relating to the registrant, including its
                consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
                entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report
                is
                being prepared;</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">designed
                such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
                control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,
                to
                provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
                reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
                purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
                principles;</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">evaluated
                the effectiveness of the registrant&#8217;s disclosure controls and procedures
                and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
                of
                the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
                covered by this report based on such evaluation;
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                in this report any change in the registrant&#8217;s internal control over
                financial reporting that occurred during the registrant&#8217;s most recent
                fiscal quarter (the registrant&#8217;s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
                annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
                to
                materially affect the registrant&#8217;s internal control over financial
                reporting; and</font></div>
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                registrant&#8217;s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
                most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
                to
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                directors (or persons performing the equivalent
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                significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
                operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
                reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant&#8217;s ability to record,
                process, summarize and report financial information;
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                fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
                employees who have a significant role in the registrant&#8217;s internal control
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