Parmele is a town in Martin County, North Carolina, home to about 374 people across 1.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 27861, and parts of 27871 are in Parmele too.
Homes sold for a median of $162 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
All in Parmele
Mostly Robersonville; part is in Parmele
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Parmele. 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)84 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV)14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Raleigh, NC76 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA312 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Parmele; 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.
Parmele had 243 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.
It’s the 639th 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 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 (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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
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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Shares ZIP codes with Robersonville.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.