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Oriental North Carolina Map

Explore Oriental, 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 Oriental, North Carolina

How to Use This Oriental, North Carolina Map

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

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	Oriental
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Pamlico County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.03095
Longitude	-76.680841
Population	880
Density	237.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28571
Area Code	910
County Seat	Bayboro
School District	Pamlico County Schools

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About Oriental, North Carolina

Oriental is a locality in Pamlico County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 880. The population density is 237.6 people per km². Oriental is located at 35.0309°N, 76.6808°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Oriental is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28571.

Oriental reveals its character through the slow, rhythmic pulse of Camp Creek as it meanders toward the horizon, carving a path through the flat, low-lying landscape toward the distant Atlantic Ocean. It lies 15.8 miles northeast of Havelock, NC (from Havelock, NC: bearing 48°T), and is situated 19.7 miles east-southeast of James City. The air here holds a heavy, salt-sweet moisture that clings to the skin, cooling the skin as the late afternoon light turns the surface of the water into a sheet of hammered copper. Inland, the flat terrain stretches toward the distant shadow of Davis Ridge, while the quiet expanse of Herring Pond sits tucked away in the periphery, a mirror for the shifting clouds. Small, wooded patches break the monotony of the fields, and the sense of space feels vast, defined more by the open sky than by any imposing rise in the earth. At the Town of Oriental - Edward D. Lupton Mini Park, the water laps against the bulkhead with a persistent, hollow sound, grounding the observer in the physical reality of a place where land and water negotiate their boundaries daily.

Oriental maintains a lean, purposeful economy, shaped by a long history of maritime industry and the quiet persistence of those who work the tides. While the influence of larger, inland agricultural centers like those in the piedmont remains a part of the regional heritage, the daily life here focuses on the vessels bobbing in the harbor and the steady, unadorned labor of the docks. Beyond the immediate reach of the shore, the low-lying basin of Gum Thicket and the distant silhouette of Great Island serve as silent markers for those navigating the local waters. The character of the people is forged in the necessity of self-reliance, a trait that permeates the local shops and the modest, weather-worn architecture. Here, the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the changing intensity of the wind and the subtle shifts in the harbor’s traffic, creating a singular atmosphere of endurance that persists despite the modern world’s frantic pace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Oriental - Whittaker Point (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 170° S
Town of Oriental - Edward D. Lupton Mini Park (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 251° W
Oriental's History Museum (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 267° W
Light Ground Pocosin Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 305° NW
Carteret County Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 107° E
Croatan Game Land (Marine Protected Area) — 7.6 mi, 205° SW
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 9.3 mi, 220° SW · 162k acres
Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.8 mi, 114° SE · 43k acres
Blackbeard (Public Artwork) — 18.8 mi, 159° S
New Bern Civil War Battlefield Park (Registered Battlefield) — 19.0 mi, 274° W
Aurora Fossil Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 342° N
Sheep Ridge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.9 mi, 248° W · 9,315 acres
Cedar Island Rentals (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 093° E
USRC Diligence (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 284° W
U.S.C.G.C. Pamlico (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 284° W
Spider Lady (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 284° W
New Bern Firemen's Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 285° W
Carteret County Historical Society (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 185° S
Morehead City Waterfront (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 185° S
Amphitheatre (Cinema) — 21.7 mi, 178° S
Pocosin Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.7 mi, 225° SW · 12k acres
Carteret County Museum of History (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 192° S
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 21.8 mi, 178° S
Lookout Cruises (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 177° S
Island Express Ferry Service (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 177° S
Atlantic Station Cinema (Cinema) — 23.1 mi, 190° S
Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 23.4 mi, 177° S · 41k acres
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.4 mi, 036° NE · 50k acres
1812 Lighthouse Foundation Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 29.6 mi, 162° S
Mattie Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 32.6 mi, 037° NE

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