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Conway North Carolina Map

Explore Conway, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Conway, North Carolina

How to Use This Conway, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Conway, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Conway.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityConway
StateNorth Carolina (NC)
CountyNorthampton County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude36.437097
Longitude-77.228856
Population752
Density159.2 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code27820
Area Code919, 984
County SeatJackson
School DistrictNorthampton County Schools

About Conway, North Carolina

Conway is a locality in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 752. The population density is 159.2 people per km². Conway is located at 36.4371°N, 77.2289°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Conway is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27820.

Conway emerges from the flat, industrious plains of North Carolina as a place defined by the steady work of the soil and the quiet persistence of its horizon. It lies 23.7 miles east of Roanoke Rapids, NC (from Roanoke Rapids, NC: bearing 94°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west of Murfreesboro. Sunlight here holds a heavy, golden quality, lingering over the fields until the heat of the afternoon yields to the cooling breath of the earth. To the west, the faint, hazy suggestion of the Ahoskie Ridge anchors the distance, while the local geography is marked by the slow, deliberate movement of water through Panther Swamp just a mile away. The landscape remains open and wide, an expanse of dark, fertile loam that seems to hold the memory of every season planted and harvested, occasionally punctuated by the still, reflective surface of Doolittle Millpond nearby.

Conway carries the weight of a long agricultural history, where the economy has traditionally turned on the rhythms of the harvest and the resilience of those who tend the land. The surrounding acreage is carefully managed, including designated tracts like the North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement - Red-cockaded Woodpecker, which speaks to a quiet commitment to the wilder inhabitants of these woods. Life in Conway maintains a deliberate, unadorned pace, governed by the turning of the seasons rather than the rush of the outside world. The architecture and the daily habits of the people reflect a functional, enduring strength, grounded in the reality of a life lived in harmony with the vast, productive fields that stretch toward the edges of the county.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement - Red-cockaded Woodpecker (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 258° W
  • Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina Preserve (Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 088° E
  • North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - Goodwood Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 338° N
  • Murfreesboro Veterans War Monument (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 086° E
  • North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement (Red-cockaded Woodpecker) (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 297° NW
  • Northampton County Open Space (Local Recreation) — 10.5 mi, 310° NW
  • Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Community House and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 004° N
  • Chowan Swamp State Natural Area (State Park) — 19.4 mi, 100° E
  • Cypress Bridge (State Wilderness) — 19.4 mi, 032° NE
  • South Quay Sandhills (State Wilderness) — 20.0 mi, 066° NE
  • Confederate Cemetery (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 270° W
  • Joseph Montfort Burial Site (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 250° W
  • Royal Palace Theatre (Cinema) — 22.9 mi, 264° W
  • Rock Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 207° SW
  • Greensville County-Emporia Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 315° NW
  • Merchants Millpond State Park (State Park) — 27.1 mi, 095° E
  • Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.6 mi, 175° S · 43k acres
  • Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.3 mi, 084° E · 228k acres
  • Medoc Mountain Canoe & Kayak access (Attraction) — 38.7 mi, 251° W
  • Blount-Bridgers House (Gallery) — 40.7 mi, 205° SW
  • Brunswick County Museum (Museum) — 40.8 mi, 303° NW
  • Red Thread Studio (Gallery) — 41.0 mi, 060° NE
  • Parkhill Cinema 3 (Cinema) — 41.5 mi, 207° SW
  • Perquimans County History Museum (Museum) — 45.8 mi, 112° E
  • Perquimans Arts League (Arts Centre) — 45.8 mi, 112° E
  • Petersburg National Battlefield Park (National Park) — 46.2 mi, 348° N · 212 acres
  • The Arts Center (Gallery) — 49.9 mi, 041° NE
  • It's A Zoo Life (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 51.4 mi, 209° SW
  • Confederate winter quarters (Historic Ruins) — 53.2 mi, 345° N
  • Colonial Theatre (Theatre) — 53.8 mi, 292° W

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About This Conway Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Conway, North Carolina. Coordinates: 36.437097, -77.228856. 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 Conway includes the ZIP code (27820), telephone area code (919, 984), county seat of Northampton County (Jackson), and school district assignment (Northampton County Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.