Welcome to Fountain ...

The town of Fountain is located in Pitt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fountain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fountain has a population of 437 people<2> (see below for details).

Fountain is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Fountain: 252

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fountain had an population of 437 people. This is an increase of 2.34% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.01% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fountain had a population of 427 people. This makes Fountain the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 427 people, the population of Fountain decreased 19.89% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 533 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fountain.

Communities Also Named Fountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Fountain: This one is located in Pitt County and the other is located in Duplin County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 16 communities that are also named Fountain - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Fountain ...

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

• Greenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Wilson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
• Tarboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
  • Tarboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarboro <5>
• Winterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
  • Winterville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <5>
• Ayden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
  • Ayden is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <5>
• Farmville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
• Sharpsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <5>
• Princeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Bethel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <5>
• Snow Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snow Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <5>

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 Fountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fountain.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fountain. 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 Fountain.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fountain ...

Looking for more information about Fountain? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fountain, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fountain.

Adding Fountain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fountain in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Fountain post office opened in 1902.

We also found Fountain on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fountain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pitt County: www.co.pitt.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/