Wendell at a glance
     

How it got its name

      Wendell, incorporated in 1903, was named for writer Oliver Wendell Holmes.
    

Vital statistics

     1990 population: 2,921
     1996 estimated population: 3,606
     Town government: Wendell Town Hall, 15 E. Fourth St., Wendell, N.C. 27591. (919) 365-4444.
     Wendell is governed by a board of commissioners that meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Town Hall.
     Chamber of Commerce: Wendell Chamber of Commerce, 115 N. Pine St., Wendell, N.C. 27591. (919) 365-6318.
    

Public services

     Natural gas: Not available in Wendell.
     Telephone: BellSouth, (919) 780-2355.
     Electricity: Carolina Power & Light, 3000 Spring Forest Road, Raleigh, N.C. 27698. (919) 508-5400.
     Cable television: Time Warner Cable, (919) 832-2225.
     Water and sewer: Call Town Hall
     Garbage collection and recycling: Call Town Hall