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Micro North Carolina Map

Explore Micro, 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 Micro, North Carolina

How to Use This Micro, North Carolina Map

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

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.

City	Micro
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Johnston County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.56377
Longitude	-78.20444
Population	458
Density	422.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	27555
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Smithfield
School District	Johnston County Schools

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About Micro, North Carolina

Micro is a locality in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 458. The population density is 422.0 people per km². Micro is located at 35.5638°N, 78.2044°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Micro is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27555.

Micro spreads across the flat, sun-drenched plains of the North Carolina interior, where the horizon stretches wide and unobstructed under a vast, pale sky. It lies 8.5 miles east-northeast of Smithfield, NC (from Smithfield, NC: bearing 63°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east-northeast of Selma. The land here remains defined by its quiet, rhythmic flatness, punctuated only by the dense, tangled thickets of pine and hardwood that gather near the banks of Big Branch. In the late afternoon, the light turns a deep, bruised gold, casting elongated shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun begins its descent. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape is punctuated by the distant, quiet presence of the Shoe Heel - NC Wildlife Resources Commission, a space where the wilder, scrubby character of the region is preserved against the encroachment of the surrounding roads.

Micro carries the weight of a long agricultural legacy, a place where the prosperity of the soil once dictated the slow, deliberate pulse of commerce and connection. The economy, once deeply tethered to the cycles of tobacco and the steady labor of the harvest, now reflects a quieter transition, with the hum of modern logistics replacing the rhythmic clatter of older, manual industries. Life moves with an unforced cadence, shaped by the proximity to essential, quiet waters like the distant Buckhorn Reservoir, which serves as a still, reflective anchor for the surrounding countryside. Residents move through the day with a focused, understated courtesy, their lives defined by the intersection of enduring rural traditions and the persistent, forward motion of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shoe Heel - NC Wildlife Resources Commission (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 354° N
Kenly 95 (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 069° E
Edgebrook Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 249° W
Pine Level Recreation Park (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 209° SW
Live at The Rudy Theatre (Theatre) — 4.7 mi, 247° SW
Strickland Art Gallery (Gallery) — 4.9 mi, 246° SW
Old gas pump (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 065° NE
Town of Selma - Brack Wilson Park (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 257° W
Blackley Athletic Park (Local Recreation) — 5.2 mi, 249° W
Mitchener Station - The Last Review (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 266° W
Tobacco Farm Life Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 062° NE
Boon Hill Gallery (Public Artwork) — 6.4 mi, 167° S
North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement - Red-cockaded Woodpecker (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 240° SW
Johnston County Heritage Center’s new County Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 245° SW
Southern National Motorsport Park (Stadium) — 8.7 mi, 068° E
Whirligig (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 052° NE
Academy Of Music And Vocal ARts (Arts Centre) — 12.3 mi, 299° NW
Odom Farming Company (Theme Park) — 12.6 mi, 131° SE
Archer Lodge Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 313° NW
Corinth Holders Auditorium (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 326° NW
Tinks and Tots Blocks (Gallery) — 14.5 mi, 285° W
Hannah's Creek Bridge (Registered Battlefield) — 14.6 mi, 204° SW
Conservation Trust for North Carolina Preserve (Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 167° S
Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 017° N
The Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 017° N
Mountains-to-Sea Trail (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 305° NW
Neuse River Greenway (Local Conservation Area) — 17.4 mi, 304° NW
Cliffs of the Neuse State Park (State Park) — 27.4 mi, 140° SE
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.2 mi, 064° NE · 43k acres
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 69.0 mi, 128° SE · 162k acres

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