Local servicesHospitalECU Health Roanoke - Chowan Hospital17.7 miPost officePendleton Post Office1.4 miTown hallSevern Town Hall1.7 miPoliceSevern Police Department1.7 miFire stationSevern Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWillis Hare Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeChowan University6.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewport News Williamsburg International Airport PHF59 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF61 miInterstateI-9522 miUS highwayUS 1583.4 miAmtrakRocky Mount, NC RMT51 miCoachAhoskie Ahoskie Bus StopGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27862 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27862 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min5:50 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:16 am – 4:56 pm
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People709 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.8357 householdsMedian household income $70,691Median home value $221,300Median rent $709 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,508 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 307 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, public administration 19%, construction 9%Average commute 27 minutes90% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 29°F50 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month August3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days29 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Murfreesboro station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsNorth Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement (Red-cockaded Woodpecker)state conservation land · 9.4 mi · 620 acresCypress Bridgestate wilderness · 15.2 miGeneral Vaughns Bridge Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.4 mi · 165 acresSouth Quay Sandhillsstate wilderness · 16.9 miChowan Swamp State Natural Areastate park · 22.2 mi · 6,030 acresMerchants Millpond State Parkstate park · 27.2 mi · 3,346 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNorthampton County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane 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, Northampton County monitors, NC
Internet at home43% of households have a broadband subscription32% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone39% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterNorthampton--milwaukeeserves 5,715 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique64 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation88 ft27 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
