Town guide

Whitakers, North Carolina

Whitakers is a town in Nash County, North Carolina, home to about 494 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 27891.

Homes sold for a median of $133 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population494602 per sq mi
Median home value$148,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$133Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking20%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Whitakers

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Whitakers

Distances

Nearest major airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)61 miles away
Closer regional airportPitt-Greenville Airport (PGV)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Raleigh, NC54 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA306 miles away

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

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

Who represents Whitakers

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

Whitakers had 627 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.

It’s the 591st largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.

Nash County grew from 25,478 residents in 1900 to 94,970 in 2020.

Whitakers population by census2000: 799, 2010: 744, 2020: 627799200074420106272020

Nash County, 1900–2020

Nash County population, 1900 to 20201900: 25,478, 1910: 33,727, 1920: 41,061, 1930: 52,782, 1940: 55,608, 1950: 59,919, 1960: 61,002, 1970: 59,122, 1980: 67,153, 1990: 76,677, 2000: 87,420, 2010: 95,840, 2020: 94,97025K’00’1041K’20’3056K’40’5061K’60’7067K’80’9087K’00’1095K’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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 48.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WhitakersJan: high 50°F, low 31°F, 3.2 in; Feb: high 54°F, low 32°F, 3 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 38°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 71°F, low 47°F, 3.5 in; May: high 78°F, low 57°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 65°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 69°F, 5.1 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 67°F, 5.3 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 62°F, 6.2 in; Oct: high 72°F, low 50°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 65°F, low 39°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 55°F, low 34°F, 3.2 in50°31°Jan3.254°32°Feb3.061°38°Mar3.971°47°Apr3.578°57°May3.685°65°Jun4.888°69°Jul5.185°67°Aug5.381°62°Sep6.272°50°Oct3.665°39°Nov3.255°34°Dec3.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rocky Mt 8 Ese, NC weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Nash County

38,350 jobs at 2,114 businesses in Nash County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Nash CountyManufacturing: 9,599 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 5,680 jobs; Retail trade: 5,079 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,288 jobs; Wholesale trade: 2,652 jobs; Construction: 2,326 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,006 jobs; Finance and insurance: 1,590 jobsManufacturing 25% Health care and social assistance 15% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 11% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 6% Administrative and support 5% Finance and insurance 4%

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

Health care

9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Whitakers.

Nearest hospitals

  • Unc Health NashGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Rocky Mount10.2 miles
  • Vidant Edgecombe HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Tarboro13.9 miles
  • Ecu Health North HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Roanoke Rapids25.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2
Mental health providers5

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 Whitakers

Libraries

  • Whitakers Public Library2.1 mi

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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