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Hamilton North Carolina Map

Explore Hamilton, 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 Hamilton, North Carolina

How to Use This Hamilton, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hamilton, 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 Hamilton.

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.

CityHamilton
StateNorth Carolina (NC)
CountyMartin County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude35.944603
Longitude-77.209684
Population306
Density239.2 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code27840
Area Code919, 984
County SeatWilliamston
School DistrictMartin County Schools

About Hamilton, North Carolina

Hamilton is a locality in Martin County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 306. The population density is 239.2 people per km². Hamilton is located at 35.9446°N, 77.2097°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Hamilton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27840.

Hamilton reveals itself through the steady, amber-hued pulse of the Roanoke River, which traces a path of quiet persistence just beyond the edge of the settlement. It lies 18.5 miles east of Tarboro, NC (from Tarboro, NC: bearing 80°T), and is situated 10.6 miles northwest of Williamston. The landscape surrounding Hamilton is defined by the flat, fertile earth of the plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unobstructed, save for the distant, hazy suggestion of the Ahoskie Ridge far to the west. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, filtering through the dense canopy of hardwoods to illuminate the quiet greenery of Town of Hamilton - Hamilton Recreation Park, where the air remains heavy and still. A mile away, the surface of Rainbow Pond acts as a dark, glassy mirror for the shifting clouds, providing a singular point of stillness in a terrain otherwise defined by the slow, determined movement of water through the soil.

Generations have built their livelihoods upon this land, drawing sustenance from the expansive fields that reflect a long-standing commitment to agricultural labor. The history of Hamilton remains etched into the weathered brick and timber of its modest structures, echoing a time when the river served as the primary artery for trade and connection. Today, the pace of life remains deliberate, governed by the turning of the seasons rather than the frantic tempo of industrial centers. Residents move with a practiced ease, their days punctuated by the sounds of a rural life that values the continuity of tradition and the simple weight of local custom, ensuring that the character of Hamilton persists with a quiet, enduring gravity.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Town of Hamilton - Hamilton Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 126° SE
  • Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.5 mi, 068° E · 43k acres
  • Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 030° NE
  • Roanoke River Delta Islands (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 114° SE
  • Conoho Creek Slopes And Floodplain (Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 121° SE
  • Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 10.3 mi, 132° SE
  • Indian Woods (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 097° E
  • Bertie County Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 15.1 mi, 082° E
  • Rock Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 315° NW
  • Blount-Bridgers House (Gallery) — 18.5 mi, 261° W
  • Parkhill Cinema 3 (Cinema) — 20.0 mi, 261° W
  • NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 202° S
  • Bear-ology (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 102° E
  • Brick House Landing (Monument) — 26.2 mi, 102° E
  • Pinetops War Memorial (Monument) — 26.4 mi, 247° SW
  • Salmon Creek State Natural Area (State Park) — 27.0 mi, 080° E
  • Regal Greenville Grande (Cinema) — 27.9 mi, 203° SW
  • It's A Zoo Life (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 28.2 mi, 247° SW
  • Extreme Action Park (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 165° S
  • Paramount Theatre - Community Theatre (Theatre) — 31.9 mi, 221° SW
  • Goose Creek State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 35.5 mi, 154° SE
  • Chowan Swamp State Natural Area (State Park) — 35.5 mi, 031° NE
  • Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.0 mi, 111° E · 230k acres
  • North Carolina Museum of Natural Science - Contentnea Creek (Museum) — 37.9 mi, 203° SW
  • West Lake Road Observation Point (Viewpoint) — 38.8 mi, 114° SE
  • North Carolina Historic Bath (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 145° SE
  • Wilson Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 42.1 mi, 249° W
  • Barnes Corner Gallery (Gallery) — 42.2 mi, 249° W
  • Fort Neroka (Attraction) — 42.8 mi, 223° SW
  • Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 61.5 mi, 172° S · 162k acres

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About This Hamilton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hamilton, North Carolina. Coordinates: 35.944603, -77.209684. 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 Hamilton includes the ZIP code (27840), telephone area code (919, 984), county seat of Martin County (Williamston), and school district assignment (Martin 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.