Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
31% of residents live below the poverty line in Seaboard, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 235 North Carolina towns, just 1 have a lower typical home value than Seaboard. J.E. Piland House and Seabord Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Seaboard has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Seaboard beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 167 in 1880, a peak of 791 in 1990, 542 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1974 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Seaboard, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Seaboard.
The typical Seaboard home is worth about $82,000, up 7% in a year, 75% below the North Carolina typical home. 44% of households own their home in Seaboard, below both North Carolina’s towns (67%) and U.S. towns (73%).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Seaboard for work: only 7% work in town. Seaboard’s average trip to work is 33 minutes. Jobs based in Seaboard grew to 328 in 2023, 257 more than in 2013.
| Seaboard | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 7% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Seaboard has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Seaboard is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
35% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Seaboard. Only 5 of the 290 North Carolina towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Seaboard. 36% of adults feel lonely in Seaboard.
| Seaboard | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 19% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Seaboard | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8.2% | 14.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 85.3% | 76.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 8.5% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Seaboard Community Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Seaboard
About 6 of every 100 Seaboard residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
Where Seaboard’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 notable people were born in Seaboard.
Town in North Carolina, United States
Seaboard is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States, created as a company town by the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, approximately 10 miles northeast of Weldon in the mid-1840s as a place for railroad employees to live. As of the 2020 census, Seaboard had a population of 542. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Seaboard has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
5 notable people were born here, including Wilson Roosevelt Jerman and Wilson Goode.
