CofieldNC
A town of 258, settled in 1898.
Is Cofield a good place to live?
25% of residents live below the poverty line in Cofield, above both North Carolina’s towns (13%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Cofield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
258 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cofield: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cofield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cofield.
Cofield has 1.7 jobs for every working resident, and 136 people commute in
Most working residents leave Cofield for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Cofield fell to 137 in 2023, 74 fewer than in 2013. Cofield’s average trip to work is 22 minutes, below both the North Carolina town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Cofield | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Cofield, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Cofield
Cofield has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 30° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults have diabetes in Cofield than in most of North Carolina or the rest of the country
22% of adults have diabetes in Cofield. Of the 290 North Carolina towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Cofield. 55% of adults have high blood pressure in Cofield.
| Cofield | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 55% | 38% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Cofield | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.2% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 18.7% | 24.2% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6.9% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Cofield
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Cofield
About 2 of every 100 Cofield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Every workday, about 136 people come to Cofield for work
Where Cofield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cofield
Village in North Carolina, United States
Cofield is a village in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cofield had a population of 267.
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- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 39 ft
- ZIP code
- 27922
- Area code
- 252
Questions about Cofield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cofield, NC a good place to live?
Cofield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.