Welcome to Pantego ...

The town of Pantego is located in Beaufort County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pantego, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pantego has a population of 176 people<2> (see below for details).

Pantego is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Pantego: 252

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pantego had an population of 176 people. This is a decrease of 1.68% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pantego had a population of 179 people. This makes Pantego the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 179 people, the population of Pantego increased 5.29% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 170 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pantego ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pantego - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Pantego ...

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

• Plymouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
• Bath
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <5>
• Pungo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pungo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
  • Pungo is located in Beaufort County
• Gaylord
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaylord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
• Union Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
• Ransomville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
  • Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
• Wenona
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
  • Wenona is located in Washington County
• Mount Olive
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
• Pinetown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
  • Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
• Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomouk Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomouk Indian Village
  • Pomouk Indian Village is located in Beaufort County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pantego ...

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

Adding Pantego to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Pantego post office opened in 1825.

We also found Pantego in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pantego.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.nc.us/

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