Local servicesHospitalVidant Chowan Hospital2.1 miPost officeEdenton Post Office2.5 miTown hallEdenton Town Hall2.8 miPoliceChowan County Sheriff's Office2.4 miFire stationEdenton Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolMethodist Home For Children Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPitt-Greenville Airport PGV55 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF59 miUS highwayUS 17under a mileAmtrakRocky Mount, NC RMT69 miCoachEdenton Bus StopGreyhound1.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27932 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27932 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:49 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:13 am – 4:55 pm
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People12,745 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.25,466 householdsMedian household income $53,490Median home value $233,400Median rent $675 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,708 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 5,357 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, retail 14%, hospitality, food and recreation 10%Average commute 26 minutes77% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 34°F51 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month August2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days37 days above 90°F, 47 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Edenton station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsHistoric Edenton State Historic Sitestate historic site · 2.5 miChowan Game Landstate conservation land · 3.8 miSalmon Creek State Natural Areastate park · 8.2 mi · 1,305 acresNewbold-White House State Historic Sitestate historic site · 9.4 mi · 50 acresSalmon Creek-Nichols Farmstate conservation land · 11.9 mi · 78 acresPettigrew State Parkstate park · 19.3 mi · 21,788 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowChowan County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025274 of 351 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 79main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Northampton County, NC, 51 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterChowan Co Water Systemserves 11,722 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation17 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
