StokesNC
A town of 210, settled in 1892.
Is Stokes a good place to live?
Only 2 of the 291 North Carolina towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Stokes. Stokes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
210 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Stokes: who provides what
Stokes is unincorporated, so Pitt County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Stokes.
The schools Stokes’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Pitt County Schools. Enrollment at Stokes’s public school: 218 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| StokesLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 218 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Fewer of Stokes’ working residents work locally than in the typical North Carolina or U.S. town
The top destinations are Greenville (27%), Raleigh (8%) and Charlotte (5%). Stokes’ median household income stands at $60,000, close to North Carolina’s towns ($69,000) and below U.S. towns ($80,000). Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles.
| Stokes | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes in Stokes are worth about $227K, by Zillow’s estimate
Typical home values rose 5.3% in the year to September 2026. Stokes: three quarters of households own their home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Stokes
Expect July afternoons of 90° and January nights of 32°, with about 3 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Stokes is
Among adults in Stokes, 27% have been diagnosed with depression, above both the North Carolina town median (25%) and the median of U.S. towns (23%). The share of adults in Stokes who report frequent mental distress: 19%.
| Stokes | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Stokes | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.6% | 13.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 7.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Stokes has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in three fifths of U.S. communities. 45% of Stokes’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 29%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Stokes after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Stokes
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Stokes
About 0 of every 100 Stokes residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Stokes for work
Where Stokes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Stokes
Stokes is a census-designated place in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The CDP is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. As of the 2020 census its population is 357. It is located 10 miles northeast of Greenville along North Carolina Highway 30.
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- Elevation
- 52 ft
- ZIP code
- 27884
Questions about Stokes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Stokes, NC a good place to live?
Stokes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.