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Welcome to Greenville ...

The city of Greenville is located in Pitt County<1> and is the County Seat for Pitt County.


The location of Greenville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1794.

When the people of Greenville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Greenvillian<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Greenville has a population of 93,728 people<4> (see below for details).

Greenville is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Greenville is within the (252) area code.

Websites for Greenville ...

Official Website:   www.ci.greenville.nc.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.greenvillenc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Greenville had an population of 93,728 people. This is an increase of 10.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 54.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Greenville had a population of 84,554 people (or 50.29% of the total population of Pitt County). This makes Greenville the county's most populous community.

The population of Greenville represents 0.89% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 84,554 people, the population of Greenville increased 39.81% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 60,476 people).

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

Communities Also Named Greenville ...

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

Beyond North Carolina, there are 66 communities that are also named Greenville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Connecticut, Delaware (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (3), New York (5), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Greenville ...

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

  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ayden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <6>
  • Farmville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Farmville is located in Pitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
  • Grifton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bethel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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 <6>
  • Snow Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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 <6>
  • Robersonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robersonville
    • Robersonville is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robersonville <6>
  • Pinetops
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Chocowinity
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocowinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocowinity
    • Chocowinity is located in Beaufort County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chocowinity <6>
  • Grimesland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimesland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
    • Grimesland is located in Pitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 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 Greenville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenville. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Greenville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenville ...

Looking for more information about Greenville? 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 Greenville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Greenville.

Adding Greenville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenville 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 Greenville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Greenville post office opened in 1794.

We also found Greenville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenville.

The official website for Greenville: www.ci.greenville.nc.us/

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

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

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Greenville refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Greenville may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Greenville.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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