ConwayNC
A town of 707, settled in 1887.
Is Conway a good place to live?
Conway’s concentration of trails is 1.4 miles per square mile, above both the North Carolina town median (0.2) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Conway has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
707 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Conway: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Conway, 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 Conway.
Compared with most of North Carolina and the rest of the country, the median rent in Conway is lower
The typical Conway home is worth about $106,000, up 6.2% in a year, 68% below the North Carolina typical home. Among households locally, 43% live in a home they own, against 67% in North Carolina’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
| Conway | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 43% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $594 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Conway’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Conway’s only public school teaches 259 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conway MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 259 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
Most of Conway’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them
Just 5% of Conway’s working residents have a job in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Conway dropped by 176, to 153. The typical journey to work for Conway comes to 34 minutes. The top destinations are Roanoke Rapids (7%), Jackson (5%) and Severn (5%).
| Conway | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 28% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $37,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.4% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Conway’s year
Conway’s peak summer temperature comes in at 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Conway is
31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Conway. In Conway, 12% of adults binge drink, and 16% have diabetes.
| Conway | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Conway | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.4% | 13.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.9% | 8.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23.6% | 15.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: high risk in Conway, mostly inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Conway sits above 60% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Conway break down as 39% from inland flooding and 25% from hurricanes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Conway after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2016.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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Everything we know about Conway
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Conway
About 4 of every 100 Conway residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
95% of working residents leave Conway for work
Where Conway’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Conway
Town in North Carolina, United States
Conway is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Conway had a population of 752. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 105 ft
- ZIP code
- 27820
- Area code
- 252
Questions about Conway
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Conway, NC a good place to live?
Conway has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.