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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-12-035708
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120621

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:		CORRESP

	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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Peoples Bancorp
of North Carolina, Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>518 West C Street</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Newton, North
Carolina 28658</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">June 21, 2012</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Michael R. Clampitt</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Jessica Livingston</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Division of Corporation Finance</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">100 F. Street NE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">Re:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.</B> (the
&ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;)<BR>
<U>Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-181347)</U></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 45pt 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in">Dear Mr. Clampitt &amp; Ms.
Livingston,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 45pt 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;), the Registrant hereby requests that the effective date for the above-referenced
Registration Statement be accelerated so that it will be declared effective under the Securities Act at 9:00 a.m., New York City
time, on Monday, June 25, 2012 or as soon as practicable thereafter.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In connection with this request, the Registrant
hereby acknowledges that:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1.</TD><TD>should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) or the staff of the Commission (the &ldquo;Staff&rdquo;),
acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the Registration Statement effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from
taking any action with respect to the Registration Statement;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.</TD><TD>the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the Registration Statement
effective, does not relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the
Registration Statement; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">3.</TD><TD>the Registrant may not assert Staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated
by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 0.25in">Very truly yours,</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: underline; width: 47%">/s/ Tony W. Wolfe</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD>Name: Tony W. Wolfe</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Title: President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>(Duly Authorized Representative)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">June 21, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Michael R. Clampitt</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Jessica Livingston</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">100 F. Street NE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.</B></FONT> (the &ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;)<BR>
<U>Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-181347)</U></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 45pt 0pt 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dear Mr. Clampitt &amp; Ms. Livingston,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">In
connection with the above-referenced Registration Statement, and pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the &ldquo;Act&rdquo;), we hereby join in the request of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. </FONT>that the effective date
of the Registration Statement be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on June 25, 2012,
or as soon as practicable thereafter.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to Rule 460
under the Act, please be advised the undersigned intends to effect the following approximate distribution of copies of the Preliminary
Prospectus to be dated June 25, 2012 (the &ldquo;Preliminary Prospectus&rdquo;):</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Institutions</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">850</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Very truly yours,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -37.35pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -1.25in">MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER
&amp; SMITH INCORPORATED</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 81pt; text-indent: -82.35pt">SANDLER O&rsquo;NEILL &amp;
PARTNERS, L.P.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">By:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><U>/s/ William D. Hobbs</U><BR>
Authorized Signatory</TD>
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the sole
general partner</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Name: Christopher S. Hooper</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Title: An officer of the Corporation</P>

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of the other Underwriters</P>

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