FountainNC
A town of 396, settled in 1902.
Is Fountain a good place to live?
Fountain Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Fountain has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
396 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fountain: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fountain, 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 Fountain.
Fountain’s typical home value is about $159K
53% of Fountain households are owner-occupiers, against 67% in North Carolina’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Typical home values rose 10% in the year to September 2026. The town’s rent at the middle of the market comes in at $725 a month.
| Fountain | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 53% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $725 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
More of Fountain’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical North Carolina or U.S. town
The average trip to work for Fountain comes to 17 minutes. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in Fountain added 23 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 52. The top destinations are Greenville (28%), Raleigh (8%) and Farmville (6%).
| Fountain | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 58% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fountain has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
Expected losses in Fountain break down as 38% from hurricanes and 37% from inland flooding. Its FEMA hazard score is 73 of 100, above both the North Carolina town median (47 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Federal disaster aid has reached households in Fountain after 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fountain has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 32° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Fountain is
Fountain: nearly a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Of 32 CDC measures, Fountain beats the North Carolina average on 1 and trails it on 2. 41% of adults here have high blood pressure; 40% have obesity.
| Fountain | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Fountain | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.6% | 76.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.5% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Fountain
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fountain
About 7 of every 100 Fountain residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Fountain for work
Where Fountain’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fountain
Town in North Carolina, United States
Fountain is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 389 at the 2024 census. The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 112 ft
- ZIP code
- 27829
- Area code
- 252
Questions about Fountain
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fountain, NC a good place to live?
Fountain has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.