Town guide

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Pinehurst is a village in Moore County, North Carolina, home to about 18,256 people across 17 square miles. Its ZIP code is 28374, and parts of 27376 are in Pinehurst too.

Homes sold for a median of $246 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population18,2561,093 per sq mi
Median home value$476,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$246Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking11%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Pinehurst

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Pinehurst

Distances

Nearest major airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)61 miles away
Closer regional airportFayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Durham, NC63 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA409 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Pinehurst; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Pinehurst

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Pinehurst had 17,581 residents in the 2020 census, up 81% since 2000.

It’s the 57th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.

Moore County grew from 23,622 residents in 1900 to 99,727 in 2020.

Pinehurst population by census2000: 9,706, 2010: 13,124, 2020: 17,5819,706200013,124201017,5812020

Moore County, 1900–2020

Moore County population, 1900 to 20201900: 23,622, 1910: 17,010, 1920: 21,388, 1930: 28,215, 1940: 30,969, 1950: 33,129, 1960: 36,733, 1970: 39,048, 1980: 50,505, 1990: 59,013, 2000: 74,769, 2010: 88,247, 2020: 99,72724K’00’1021K’20’3031K’40’5037K’60’7051K’80’9075K’00’10100K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 47.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near PinehurstJan: high 53°F, low 31°F, 3.9 in; Feb: high 56°F, low 32°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 65°F, low 40°F, 4.1 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 47°F, 3.3 in; May: high 80°F, low 57°F, 3 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 65°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 69°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 67°F, 4.9 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 61°F, 5.7 in; Oct: high 73°F, low 49°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 39°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 55°F, low 33°F, 3.7 in53°31°Jan3.956°32°Feb3.165°40°Mar4.173°47°Apr3.380°57°May3.087°65°Jun4.590°69°Jul4.788°67°Aug4.983°61°Sep5.773°49°Oct3.464°39°Nov3.655°33°Dec3.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Carthage Wtp, NC weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Moore County

36,324 jobs at 2,516 businesses in Moore County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Moore CountyHealth care and social assistance: 10,096 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 5,970 jobs; Retail trade: 4,975 jobs; Construction: 3,247 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,221 jobs; Other services: 1,738 jobs; Professional services: 1,698 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,572 jobsHealth care and social assistance 28% Hotels and restaurants 16% Retail trade 14% Construction 9% Administrative and support 6% Other services 5% Professional services 5% Manufacturing 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

797 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pinehurst.

Nearest hospitals

  • Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Pinehurst1.4 miles
  • Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Raeford19.8 miles
  • Central Carolina HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Sanford25.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors54
Specialist doctors271
Dentists28
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants250
Mental health providers123
Physical and occupational therapists62
Optometrists4
Chiropractors5
Pharmacies11

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.

Places in and around Pinehurst

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Cannon Park · 15 acres1.2 mi
  • Rassie Wicker Park · 12 acres1.2 mi

Grocery stores (5 nearby)

  • Lowes Foods1.2 mi
  • Harris Teeter1.3 mi
  • Food Lion1.8 mi
  • Food Lion2.6 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Harris Teeter Pharmacy Counter1.3 mi
  • Firsthealth Outpatient Pharmacy1.5 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Given Memorial Library0.5 mi

Museums

  • Creation Museum4.8 mi
  • Union Station Railroad Museum4.8 mi
  • Grist Mill5.2 mi
  • Museum5.2 mi
  • Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve-Museum6.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • The Carolina Philharmonic0.5 mi

Counts are within about 3 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1895.

Notable people born here

  • Vince McMahon (1945) · American professional wrestling promoter (born 1945)
  • Charles E. Brady Jr. (1951) · American astronaut (1951–2006)
  • William H. McRaven (1955) · United States admiral
  • Conrad Homfeld (1951) · equestrian
  • Larry Kissell (1951) · American politician

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Pinehurst

Public schools here are run by Moore County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Pinehurst ElementaryPinehurstK–5584Public1.0 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Seven Lakes, Southern Pines, Taylortown and Foxfire.

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