Bear Grass North Carolina Map

About Bear Grass, North Carolina

Bear Grass is a locality in Martin County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 89. The population density is 135.3 people per km². Bear Grass is located at 35.7663°N, 77.1275°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bear Grass is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27892.

Bear Grass occupies a level expanse of North Carolina terrain where the horizon flattens into an endless stretch of fertile, dark soil. It lies 17.1 miles northeast of Greenville, NC (from Greenville, NC: bearing 52°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-southwest of Williamston. Turkey Swamp carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its heavy, moisture-laden air feeding the dense vegetation that clings to the muddy banks. Sunlight here possesses a particular quality, filtering through the humid afternoon haze to cast long, golden shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped low. While the distant silhouette of Dogwood Ridge remains a faint suggestion on the western edge of the world, Bear Grass remains anchored in a quiet, terrestrial stillness, far removed from the turbulence of the coast.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Bear Grass, with the rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life for those who work the vast, cultivated tracts. The nearby Voice of America Game Land provides a sanctuary for native wildlife, standing as a quiet counterpoint to the orderly rows of crops that dominate the surrounding acreage. Residents occasionally venture out toward Leggett Pond to find a moment of stillness by the water, but the true character of Bear Grass emerges in the steady, unassuming labor of its people. This locality carries the quiet weight of generations who have turned this earth, finding a modest, enduring beauty in the intersection of rural industry and the persistent, wild encroachment of the swamp.

About This Bear Grass Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bear Grass, North Carolina. Coordinates: 35.766271, -77.127458. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bear Grass includes the ZIP code (27892), telephone area code (919, 984), county seat of Martin County (Williamston), and school district assignment (Martin County Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.