LaskerNC
A town of 58, settled in 1884.
Is Lasker a good place to live?
Lasker’s concentration of trails is 1.3 miles per square mile, against 0.2 in North Carolina’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Lasker has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
58 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lasker: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lasker, 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 Lasker.
Four seasons and hot summers in Lasker
Summer afternoons peak near 89° in July, and January nights bottom out around 30°; snowfall runs to about 5 inches a winter. Summers in Lasker are warm, and winters mild, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 187 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
More of Lasker’s adults report frequent physical distress than in the typical North Carolina or U.S. town
31% of adults feel lonely in Lasker, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 33%. For adults in the town, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 27%. Also worth knowing: the town does better than the North Carolina average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 12.
| Lasker | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lasker | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.8% | 14.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 84% | 76.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.8% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Lasker, mostly inland flooding
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Lasker after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 39% come from inland flooding and 25% from hurricanes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Lasker
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lasker
About 5 of every 100 Lasker residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
About Lasker
Town in North Carolina, United States
Lasker is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lasker had a population of 64. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 85 ft
- Area code
- 252
Questions about Lasker
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lasker, NC a good place to live?
Lasker has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.