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Welcome to Pungo ...

Pungo is located in Beaufort County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pungo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Pungo is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Pungo: 252

Communities Also Named Pungo ...

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

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

Communities near Pungo ...

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

  • Plymouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Belhaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Roper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Roper is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <3>
  • Jamesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bath
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Pantego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pantego is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Wenona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gaylord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Mount Olive
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Monticello ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Monticello is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pungo ...

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

Adding Pungo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pungo 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 Pungo was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pungo.

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 Pungo - 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.