CentervilleNC
Today 202 people live in this town, first established in 1882.
Is Centerville a good place to live?
Centerville’s middle household income is $144,000, where North Carolina’s towns sit at $69,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Of the 291 North Carolina towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Centerville. Centerville’s density of trails is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both the North Carolina town median (0.2) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Cherry Hill and Dr. Samuel Perry House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Centerville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
202 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Centerville has 0.5 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Just 3% of Centerville’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Raleigh (24%), Louisburg (17%) and Clinton (3%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 33 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Centerville, with inland flooding at the top
Two fifths of Centerville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 15%. Compared with three quarters of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Centerville, expect four seasons and hot summers
A winter brings about 6 inches of snow, with January nights at 29° and July afternoons at 90°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Centerville stands out in North Carolina and nationally: a larger share of its adults have been diagnosed with depression
18% of Centerville adults smoke cigarettes. For adults in the town, the share who binge drink is 13%.
| Centerville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Centerville | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.7% | 13.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 17.6% | 13.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Centerville
Moving to Centerville: who provides what
Centerville is unincorporated, so Franklin County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
97% of working residents leave Centerville for work
Where Centerville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Centerville
About 0 of every 100 Centerville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
About Centerville
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Centerville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the rural northeastern corner of Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 149 at the 2020 census. It was an incorporated town from 1965 to 2017. There is not a post office in Centerville, and thus no zip code; it simply uses that of Louisburg, which is located 12 miles (19 km) west. Centerville is centered on "the crossroads", which is the intersection of NC-561 and NC-58 and the site of two small old-fashioned general stores. Centerville has a church, (Centerville Baptist Church, a member of the Southern Baptist Convention), and volunteer fire department. There is not a police department, so Centerville, like the s…
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 328 ft
- Area code
- 919
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Centerville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Today 202 people live in this town, first established in 1882.
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