Summary for Mills Ridge

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Located in: Tyrrell County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Mills Rdg.

Time Zone: Mills Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: 252

Elevation: Near sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Mills Ridge:

Lat: 35.887900° (or 35°53'16" N)

Lon: -76.157700° (or -76°9'27" W)

USGS Topo Map: Columbia East<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Mills Ridge

GNIS ID: 1021474

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 43250

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Mills Ridge)

The community of Columbia is the County Seat for {Tyrrell County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Tyrrell)

Population

Total Area:<5> 594 sq. miles [1,539 km²] - of which 34.53% is water (205.2 sq. miles [531.4 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 2,068

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Tyrrell

GNIS ID: 1026332

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 177

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Mills Ridge)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of North Carolina

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Carolina

GNIS ID: 1027616

FIPS State: 37

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Mills Ridge)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mills Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Mills Ridge, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Mills Ridge.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Mills Ridge. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).