Stokes is a community in Pitt County, North Carolina, home to about 210 people across 4.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 27884.
Homes sold for a median of $91 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Stokes. 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)86 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Raleigh, NC77 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA319 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Stokes; 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.
Stokes had 357 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2010.
It’s the 696th 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 (9 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).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Stokes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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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.
Public schools here are run by Pitt County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StokesStokes | Pre-K–8 | 218 | Public | 0.5 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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