Parmele North Carolina Map

About Parmele, North Carolina

Parmele is a locality in Martin County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 374. The population density is 96.0 people per km². Parmele is located at 35.8165°N, 77.3141°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27871.

Parmele slumbers in the low country of North Carolina, a place where the air hangs thick and humid, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant pine. It lies 14.4 miles north-north-east of Greenville, NC (from Greenville, NC: bearing 12°T), and is situated 3.7 miles east of Bethel. The land itself is a gentle flattening, a vast, fertile plain that seems to breathe with the slow, steady pulse of the seasons. Cypress knees break the dark, still surface of sluggish creeks, their gnarled roots anchoring them deep in the silty soil, while ancient oaks, draped in veils of Spanish moss, stand sentinel over fields of corn and soybeans that stretch towards horizons blurred by heat haze. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, often falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the quiet industry of the landscape. This quiet corner of Martin County was once a hub, a name whispered along the railroads that crisscrossed the South, a waypoint for the goods and gossip of a burgeoning nation. Its history is etched not in grand monuments, but in the weathered clapboard of its few remaining structures and the enduring memory of its agricultural roots. For generations, the economy of Parmele was tethered to the bounty of the land, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the ebb and flow of life. Though the great trains may have long since passed, leaving only ghost tracks in the undergrowth, a quiet resilience persists, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this place home, their lives intertwined with the fertile soil and the slow, winding waters that define Parmele.

About This Parmele Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Parmele, North Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.816548, -77.314132. 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 Parmele and Martin County.

Detailed location data for Parmele includes the ZIP code (27861), 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 Parmele is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.