Bowdens is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States.

[2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census, with a population of 196.

[3] The community is in northwestern Duplin County, along U.S. Route 117.

It is 4 miles (6 km) north of Warsaw and the same distance south of Faison.

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