Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:53 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:16 am – 4:59 pm
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People32 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 66.317 householdsMedian home value $23,80035% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $225 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 30°F48 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days43 days above 90°F, 70 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tarboro 1 S station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksEdgecombe Community Collegecollege · 9.7 miHemmed Islandisland · 7.8 miWeeks Pondlake · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsClark Memorial Parkpark · 6.0 miLower Fishing Creek Game Landstate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 1,296 acresRiverside Parkpark · 6.8 miTar River Game Landstate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 123 acresRoanoke River Wetlands Game Landstate conservation land · 13.2 mi · 498 acresRoanoke River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 21.2 mi · 21,305 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 LowEdgecombe County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025308 of 365 days measured57 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 68main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Edgecombe County monitors, NC
Internet at home35% of households have a broadband subscription24% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone65% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEdgecombe Water & Sewer Districtserves 14,485 people from surface water purchased8 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation66 ft20 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVidant Edgecomb Hospital7.2 miPost officeSpeed Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHobgood Town Hall4.8 miPoliceTarboro Police Department7.2 miFire stationSpeed Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEdgecombe Community College9.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPitt-Greenville Airport PGV23 miMajor airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU76 miInterstateI-9522 miUS highwayUS 2582.6 miAmtrakRocky Mount, NC RMT20 miCoachTarboro Bus StopGreyhound8.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27881 ZIP area.
