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Welcome to Langley ...

Langley is located in Pitt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Langley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Langley is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Langley: 252

Communities Also Named Langley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Langley - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Langley ...

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

  • Greenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Winterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Ayden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Farmville
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bethel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Robersonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Chocowinity
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocowinity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Simpson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Pitt County
    • 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 Langley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Langley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Langley ...

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

Adding Langley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Langley in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Langley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Langley post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Langley.

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 Langley - 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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