Speed is a town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, home to about 64 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 27881, and parts of 27886 are in Speed too.
Homes sold for a median of $136 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
All in Speed
Mostly Tarboro; part is in Speed
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Speed. 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)71 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Raleigh, NC63 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA311 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Speed; 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.
Speed had 63 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 758th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Edgecombe County grew from 26,591 residents in 1900 to 48,900 in 2020.
Edgecombe 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 30°F. About 47.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 5 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tarboro 1 S, NC weather station (3 miles away).
12,243 jobs at 702 businesses in Edgecombe 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)
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 Tarboro, Princeville and Leggett.
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