Pinetops North Carolina Map

About Pinetops, North Carolina

Pinetops is a locality in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,426. The population density is 498.0 people per km². Pinetops is located at 35.7885°N, 77.6378°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27864.

Pinetops rests in a landscape of gentle, expansive plains, where the horizon stretches wide under a sky that can shift from an almost startling cerulean to a brooding, bruised grey in a matter of hours. It lies 13.4 miles south-east of Rocky Mount, NC (from Rocky Mount, NC: bearing 140°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-west of Tarboro. The land here, a rich, dark loam, supports a lifeblood of agriculture, the fields a patchwork quilt of greens and browns that ripple with the slightest breeze. Ancient, stoic pines, their needles whispering secrets to the wind, stand sentinel at the edges of these fields, their dark silhouettes a constant punctuation against the vastness. The air itself often carries the faint, earthy perfume of damp soil and ripening crops, a scent that settles deep into the bones. The history of Pinetops is intimately tied to the fertile soil and the crops it yields. For generations, this has been a place where the economy has bloomed and ebbed with the fortunes of tobacco and corn, the rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life. Old farmhouses, their porches weathered by countless summers, stand as quiet witnesses to the generations who have worked this land. While the grand plantations of the past are gone, the spirit of agrarian resilience remains, evident in the small businesses that dot the main thoroughfare, catering to the needs of the farming families and the wider community. There's a quiet pride in Pinetops, a sense of groundedness that comes from living close to the earth and understanding its dependable, if sometimes demanding, generosity.

About This Pinetops Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pinetops, North Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.788491, -77.637752. 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 Pinetops and Edgecombe County.

Detailed location data for Pinetops includes the ZIP code (27864), telephone area code (919, 984), county seat of Edgecombe County (Tarboro), and school district assignment (Edgecombe 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 Pinetops is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.