Oak City is a town in Martin County, North Carolina, home to about 353 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 27857.
Homes sold for a median of $149 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Oak City. 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)83 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chesapeake, VA75 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA303 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Oak City; 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.
Oak City had 266 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 645th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Martin County grew from 15,383 residents in 1900 to 22,031 in 2020.
Martin County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 49.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lewiston, NC weather station (14 miles away).
4,847 jobs at 426 businesses in Martin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
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