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Welcome to Bedford ...

Bedford is located in Pitt County<1>.

Bedford is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bedford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bedford: 252

Communities Also Named Bedford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Bedford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bedford.

Communities near Bedford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bedford.

  • Greenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ayden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Farmville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Farmville is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
  • Grifton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bethel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Snow Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Robersonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Chocowinity
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Simpson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Simpson is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bedford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bedford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bedford. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bedford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bedford. See our Newspapers Page for Bedford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bedford ...

Looking for more information about Bedford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bedford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bedford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Pitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bedford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.