PantegoNC
Is Pantego a good place to live?
Pantego’s age of the median resident is 7.2 years, against 40.1 years in North Carolina’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Pantego’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile, above both the North Carolina town median (0.2) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Pantego has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Pantego Academy. Pantego has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Pantego stand out
Where Pantego beats most towns.
161 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pantego: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pantego, 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 Pantego.
Pantego has 2.2 jobs for every working resident, and 133 people commute in
Half commute less than 23 miles. Jobs in Pantego fell by 84 from 2013 to 2023, to 135. For most workers, Pantego is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. 5.7% of Pantego residents live below the poverty line.
| Pantego | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A home in Pantego is worth about $147K, on Zillow’s estimate
Among households in Pantego, 76% are owner-occupiers.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Top of a very high hazard risk in Pantego: hurricanes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities. Pantego has had 15 paid flood insurance claims since 1996. FEMA puts 75% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 12% to inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Pantego households in 6 declared disasters; the latest was in 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Pantego
The range runs from 34° on a January night to 89° on a July afternoon, with about 1 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pantego is
For adults in Pantego, the share who binge drink is 17%. 33% of adults in Pantego sleep under 7 hours; 25% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Pantego | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Pantego | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.4% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Pantego
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pantego; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Pantego residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Every workday, about 133 people come to Pantego for work
Where Pantego’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pantego
Town in North Carolina, United States
Pantego is a town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 164 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- ZIP code
- 27860
- Area code
- 252
Questions about Pantego
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pantego, NC a good place to live?
Pantego has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.