Welcome to James City ...

James City is located in Craven County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of James City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

James City is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for James City: (252)

Communities Also Named James City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named James City - they are located in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near James City ...

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

• Havelock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
  • Havelock is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
• Trent Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
  • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
• River Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
  • River Bend is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
• Bayboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
  • Bayboro is located in Pamlico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayboro <4>
• Vanceboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
  • Vanceboro is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceboro <4>
• Maysville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
• Alliance
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alliance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Pamlico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <4>
• Grantsboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsboro
  • Grantsboro is located in Pamlico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsboro <4>
• Arapahoe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arapahoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
  • Arapahoe is located in Pamlico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapahoe <4>
• Minnesott Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesott Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
  • Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 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 James City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for James City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for James City ...

Looking for more information about James City? 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 James City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for James City.

Adding James City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of James City 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 James City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the James City post office opened in 1888.

We also found James City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for James City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Craven County: www.co.craven.nc.us/

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