Winton is a town in Hertford County, North Carolina, home to about 593 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 27986.
Homes sold for a median of $58 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Winton. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Norfolk International Airport (ORF)54 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chesapeake, VA41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA269 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Winton; 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.
Winton had 629 residents in the 2020 census, down 34% since 2000.
It’s the 553rd largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Hertford County grew from 14,294 residents in 1900 to 21,552 in 2020.
Hertford County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 49.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Murfreesboro, NC weather station (9 miles away).
6,870 jobs at 459 businesses in Hertford County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Winton.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
Libraries (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Hertford County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| CS Brown High - STEM ProgramWinton | 9–12 | 100 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
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| Hertford County Multi-Purpose Juvenile HomeWinton | 7–9 | 8 | Nonsectarian | 0.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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