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Welcome to Pinetown ...

Pinetown is located in Beaufort County<1>.

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

Pinetown is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pinetown: 252

The ZIP code for Pinetown: 27865<3>

Communities Also Named Pinetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pinetown - they are located in Delaware and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Pinetown ...

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

  • Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Plymouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Belhaven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Chocowinity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grimesland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Grimesland is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jamesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Washington Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Bath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bath is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
  • Pantego
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pantego is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Bear Grass
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bear Grass is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 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 Pinetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pinetown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinetown ...

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

Adding Pinetown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pinetown 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 (so far) for Pinetown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinetown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Beaufort, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinetown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Pinetown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pinetown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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