Mount Olive North Carolina Map
Explore Mount Olive, 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 Mount Olive, North Carolina
How to Use This Mount Olive, North Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mount Olive, 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 Mount Olive.
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 | Mount Olive |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Wayne County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.199647 |
| Longitude | -78.066259 |
| Population | 4,198 |
| Density | 591.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 27810, 28337, 27021, 28365 |
| Area Code | 336, 704, 980 |
| County Seat | Goldsboro |
| School District | Wayne County Public Schools |
About Mount Olive, North Carolina
Mount Olive is a locality in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,198. The population density is 591.3 people per km². Mount Olive is located at 35.1996°N, 78.0663°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Mount Olive is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 27810, 28337, 27021.Mount Olive defines the horizon with a landscape of flat, fertile earth that stretches toward the distant shadows of the horizon. It lies 13.7 miles south-southwest of Goldsboro, NC (from Goldsboro, NC: bearing 198°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south of Mar-Mac. The Northeast Cape Fear River moves with a heavy, deliberate pace only a mile away, its dark waters carving through the dense, loamy soil that characterizes the surrounding plains. At the center of the grid, Town of Mount Olive -Westbrook Park offers a quiet expanse of green where the afternoon light settles in thin, golden slats against the grass. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the land opens into expansive fields, while the distant, low-lying expanse of Bear Pocosin looms nine miles off as a reminder of the wilder, marshy geography that persists in the deep woods.
Mount Olive sustains a life built upon the reliable yield of the soil and the industrial rhythm of its famous pickle processing plants, which scent the air with a sharp, vinegar tang during the harvest. This economy of agriculture and manufacturing has long grounded the character of the inhabitants, who move with a quiet, practiced industry that honors the traditions of the Southern piedmont. History here is marked by the steady expansion of rail and road, connecting the local produce to wider markets while maintaining a local pace that resists the frantic rush of larger centers. On quiet evenings, the stillness of Moorewood Pond three miles away reflects the dusk, providing a mirror to a way of life that values the weight of the harvest and the slow, reliable turn of the seasons.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Town of Mount Olive -Westbrook Park (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 023° NE
- Nelson Street Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 170° S
- Daughtry Field (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 247° SW
- The Big Barn Theater (Theatre) — 6.9 mi, 337° NW
- Arts Co of Faison (Arts Centre) — 7.0 mi, 215° SW
- Cliffs of the Neuse State Park (State Park) — 9.9 mi, 076° E
- Battle of Goldsborough Bridge (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 013° N
- Cliffs of the Neuss l (Viewpoint) — 10.7 mi, 075° E
- Conservation Trust for North Carolina Preserve (Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 336° NW
- Old Waynesborough Park (Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 014° N
- Daniels Chapel (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 029° NE
- SJAFB Sabre Base theater (Theatre) — 12.4 mi, 028° NE
- Thomas Koritz Clinic (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 028° NE
- F4E Phantom II (Public Artwork) — 13.1 mi, 032° NE
- Arts council of Wayne county studios (Arts Centre) — 13.3 mi, 018° N
- Wayne County Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 018° N
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 13.5 mi, 058° NE
- Major General William T. Sherman's headquarters (Registered Battlefield) — 14.7 mi, 308° NW
- Merging of the Armies (Registered Battlefield) — 14.9 mi, 303° NW
- Odom Farming Company (Theme Park) — 16.9 mi, 006° N
- La Grange Arts Center (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 065° NE
- Cowan Museum of History and Science (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 161° S
- Liberty Hall (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 161° S
- Hubb's Farm (Home of Hubb's Corn Maze) (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 255° W
- Meadow Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 291° W
- North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement - Red-cockaded Woodpecker (State Conservation Area) — 25.5 mi, 325° NW
- Bushy Lake State Natural Area (State Park) — 37.1 mi, 237° SW
- Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 49.8 mi, 110° E · 162k acres
- Croatan Game Land (Marine Protected Area) — 49.8 mi, 110° E
- Catfish Lake South Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 53.2 mi, 108° E · 8,490 acres
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About This Mount Olive Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Olive, North Carolina. Coordinates: 35.199647, -78.066259. 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 Mount Olive includes the ZIP code (27810, 28337, 27021), telephone area code (336, 704, 980), county seat of Wayne County (Goldsboro), and school district assignment (Wayne County Public 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
