Murfreesboro North Carolina Map

About Murfreesboro, North Carolina

Murfreesboro is a locality in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,170. The population density is 478.6 people per km². Murfreesboro is located at 36.4424°N, 77.0986°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27818.

Murfreesboro rests in the gentle embrace of northeastern North Carolina's coastal plain, a landscape sculpted by the slow, deliberate work of water and time. It lies 34.7 miles south-west of Suffolk, VA (from Suffolk, VA: bearing 236°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east of Conway. Here, the land unfurls in broad, fertile expanses, punctuated by stands of mature pine and oak that catch the shifting light of the sun. The air, especially in the humid warmth of late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops and the damp earth of the nearby Chowan River. Creeks, like slender veins, thread through the fields, their banks often edged with the dense green of river cane and the subtle blush of wild roses in bloom. The sky above Murfreesboro often stretches vast and pale, a canvas for the slow drift of cumulus clouds that hint at distant rains. The history of Murfreesboro is intertwined with the agricultural prosperity of the region, its economy long anchored in the cultivation of tobacco and cotton, crops that shaped the very character of the land and its people. This heritage is still evident in the weathered barns and the enduring rhythm of the farming calendar that dictates much of life here. The town itself, though modest, carries the echoes of its past, a quiet testament to generations who worked this soil. The presence of Chowan University, a historic institution, lends a certain academic gravitas, a counterpoint to the agrarian pulse, drawing students and faculty who add their own unique cadence to the everyday. Murfreesboro remains a place where the past is not merely remembered but felt, a subtle undercurrent in the quiet dignity of its present.

About This Murfreesboro Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Murfreesboro, North Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.442375, -77.098575. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Murfreesboro and Hertford County.

Detailed location data for Murfreesboro includes the ZIP code (27855), telephone area code (919, 984), county seat of Hertford County (Winton), and school district assignment (Hertford County Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Murfreesboro is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.