Local servicesHospitalECU Health Roanoke - Chowan Hospital6.5 miPost officePowellsville Post Office1.3 miTown hallPowellsville Town Hall1.3 miPoliceAhoskie Police Department6.6 miFire stationPowellsville Volunteer Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRoanoke - Chowan Community College9.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPitt-Greenville Airport PGV49 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF61 miUS highwayUS 131.7 miAmtrakRocky Mount, NC RMT53 miCoachAhoskie Ahoskie Bus StopGreyhound6.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27967 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min5:50 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:15 am – 4:56 pm
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People618 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 66.9296 households99% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages5% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher68% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 33°F49 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month September1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days53 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lewiston station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksMontgomerys Millpondreservoir · 5.9 miRoanoke - Chowan Community Collegecollege · 9.6 miCotton Islandisland · 9.6 miBull Pond Pointcape · 9.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChowan Swamp State Natural Areastate park · 10.9 mi · 6,030 acresChowan Swamp Game Landstate conservation land · 10.9 mi · 23,670 acresSalmon Creek State Natural Areastate park · 16.9 mi · 1,305 acresMerchants Millpond State Parkstate park · 18.0 mi · 3,346 acresRoanoke River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.3 mi · 21,303 acresSouth Quay Sandhillsstate wilderness · 22.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBertie County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighSource: 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, 31 mi away
Internet at home33% of households have a broadband subscription33% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone67% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Powellsvilleserves 482 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation64 ft20 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
