Oak City North Carolina Map
Oak City, North Carolina — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Oak City, Martin County.
Interactive Map of Oak City, North Carolina
| City | Oak City |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Martin |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.963769 |
| Longitude | -77.308021 |
| Population | 353 |
| Density | 181.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Oak City, North Carolina
Oak City is a locality in Martin County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 353. The population density is 181.7 people per km². Oak City is located at 35.9638°N, 77.3080°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27857.
Oak City rests in a landscape where the flatlands of eastern North Carolina begin their slow, deliberate tilt toward the coast. It lies 24.5 miles north of Greenville, NC (from Greenville, NC: bearing 8°T), and is situated 13.6 miles east-north-east of Tarboro. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a pervasive sweetness that clings to the skin. Fields of soybeans and cotton stretch out like rumpled green blankets, interrupted by stands of mature oak trees, their branches reaching wide as if to gather the diffused sunlight that filters through the often-hazy sky. The Tar River, a broad, serpentine ribbon, meanders through this terrain, its waters reflecting the muted greens and browns of the surrounding vegetation, and its presence lending a subtle, humid breath to the otherwise still air. The history of Oak City is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, a tradition that still underpins its local economy. Generations have worked this fertile soil, cultivating crops that have sustained families and fed distant markets. While farming remains a cornerstone, the echoes of past industries, perhaps timber or small-scale manufacturing, can still be discerned in the weathered facades of some of the older buildings that line Main Street. Oak City possesses a quiet character, a place where the rhythm of the day is often dictated by the rising sun and the closing of shops, a gentleness that seems to absorb the occasional rumble of a passing truck or the distant drone of a tractor.
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About This Oak City Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Oak City, North Carolina with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Oak City and Martin County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Oak City is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Oak City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
