Oak City North Carolina Map

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.

About This Oak City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak City, North Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.963769, -77.308021. 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.

Detailed location data for Oak City includes the ZIP code (27857), telephone area code (919, 984), county seat of Martin County (Williamston), and school district assignment (Martin 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 Oak City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.