Welcome to Whitakers ...

The town of Whitakers is primarily located in Edgecombe County<1>. A portion of Whitakers extends into Nash County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitakers, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Whitakers has a population of 701 people<2> (see below for details).

Whitakers is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Whitakers: 252

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Whitakers had an population of 701 people. This is a decrease of 5.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Whitakers had a population of 744 people. This makes Whitakers the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 744 people, the population of Whitakers decreased 6.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 799 people).

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

Communities near Whitakers ...

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

• Rocky Mount
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
• Tarboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
  • Tarboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarboro <4>
• Nashville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• Red Oak
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
• Enfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>
• Sharpsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <4>
• Princeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Scotland Neck
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Neck
  • Scotland Neck is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland Neck <4>
• Dortches
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dortches have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
  • Dortches is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
• Battleboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleboro
  • Battleboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battleboro <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitakers ...

Looking for more information about Whitakers? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Whitakers, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Whitakers.

Adding Whitakers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitakers 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 Whitakers was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Whitakers on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitakers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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