Greenville is a city in Pitt County, North Carolina, home to about 92,857 people across 37 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 27834 and 27858, and parts of 28590 are in Greenville too.
Homes sold for a median of $158 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Greenville; also Belvoir and Bell Arthur
Mostly Greenville; also Simpson
Mostly Winterville; part is in Greenville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Greenville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)81 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV)3 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Raleigh, NC72 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA328 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Greenville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Greenville had 87,521 residents in the 2020 census, up 45% since 2000.
It’s the 12th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Pitt County grew from 30,889 residents in 1900 to 170,243 in 2020.
Pitt County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 53.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenville, NC weather station (3 miles away).
64,563 jobs at 3,817 businesses in Pitt County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3,339 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Greenville’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 333 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1,011 |
| Dentists | 218 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 666 |
| Mental health providers | 829 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 239 |
| Optometrists | 20 |
| Chiropractors | 23 |
| Pharmacies | 59 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (18 nearby)
Grocery stores (19 nearby)
Pharmacies (9 nearby)
Libraries (5 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1786.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Pitt County Schools, East Carolina Community School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvoir ElementaryGreenville | Pre-K–5 | 405 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| ChicodGreenville | Pre-K–8 | 902 | Public | 11.1 mi |
| Falkland ElementaryGreenville | Pre-K–5 | 271 | Public | 7.8 mi |
| Lakeforest ElementaryGreenville | Pre-K–5 | 821 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Northwest ElementaryGreenville | Pre-K–5 | 361 | Public | 11.1 mi |
| PactolusGreenville | Pre-K–8 | 657 | Public | 8.9 mi |
| Sadie SaulterGreenville | Pre-K–8 | 300 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| South Greenville ElementaryGreenville | Pre-K–5 | 251 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Vidant HealthGreenville | Pre-K–12 | 24 | Special Education | 1.1 mi |
| Wahl Coates ElementaryGreenville | Pre-K–5 | 406 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Wintergreen PrimaryGreenville | Pre-K–2 | 786 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Eastern ElementaryGreenville | K–5 | 833 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| ECU Community SchoolGreenville | K–5 | 108 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Elmhurst ElementaryGreenville | K–5 | 454 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Pitt County VirtualGreenville | K–12 | 38 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Wintergreen IntermediateGreenville | 3–5 | 821 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| C M Eppes MiddleGreenville | 6–8 | 631 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| E B Aycock MiddleGreenville | 6–8 | 617 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Hope MiddleGreenville | 6–8 | 952 | Public | 8.1 mi |
| Wellcome MiddleGreenville | 6–8 | 391 | Public | 4.8 mi |
| D H Conley HighGreenville | 9–12 | 1,757 | Public | 5.6 mi |
| Innovation Early College HighGreenville | 9–13 | 227 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Junius H Rose HighGreenville | 9–12 | 1,568 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville Christian AcademyGreenville | Pre-K–12 | 365 | Baptist | 3.0 mi |
| St Peter Catholic SchoolGreenville | Pre-K–8 | 432 | Roman Catholic | 2.1 mi |
| The Oakwood SchoolGreenville | Pre-K–12 | 313 | Nonsectarian | 4.1 mi |
| Third Street AcademyGreenville | Pre-K–7 | 57 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.1 mi |
| Trinity Christian SchoolGreenville | K–12 | 234 | Baptist | 2.2 mi |
| Walton AcademyGreenville | K–5 | 81 | Nonsectarian | 2.2 mi |
| The Greenville Learning CenterGreenville | 2–12 | 48 | Nonsectarian | 1.7 mi |
| Pope John Paul II Catholic H SGreenville | 9–12 | 248 | Roman Catholic | 2.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Winterville, Belvoir, Bell Arthur and Simpson.
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