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Princeton North Carolina Map

Explore Princeton, 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 Princeton, North Carolina

How to Use This Princeton, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.467046
Longitude	-78.161276
Population	1,315
Density	445.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	27862, 27569
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Smithfield
School District	Johnston County Schools

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About Princeton, North Carolina

Princeton is a locality in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,315. The population density is 445.8 people per km². Princeton is located at 35.4670°N, 78.1613°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Princeton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 27862, 27569.

Princeton occupies a flat, unhurried expanse of the North Carolina piedmont where the dark, silt-heavy waters of Beaverdam Creek wind through the low-lying fields. It lies 10.5 miles east-southeast of Smithfield, NC (from Smithfield, NC: bearing 106°T), and is situated 8.5 miles southeast of Selma. The landscape is defined by its quiet horizontal lines, where the horizon stretches wide across open tracts of earth that hold the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun to dip. A mile away, the stillness of Keen Pond mirrors the pale, expansive sky, providing a sanctuary for the blue heron and the occasional stillness of a humid dusk. Here, the air carries a distinct, earthy weight, thick with the scent of pine needles and the damp, fertile memory of the soil.

Agriculture has long dictated the rhythm of Princeton, tracing its lineage back to the tobacco crops that once defined the local labor and the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons. While the modern economy has shifted, the legacy of the land remains, visible in the weathered barns and the modest, sturdy structures that line the roads. Residents often travel five miles to reach Pine Level Recreation Park, a space that serves as a communal anchor for the surrounding countryside. Life in Princeton moves according to the necessities of the earth and the steady, polite commerce of neighbors who recognize that prosperity is measured not by speed, but by the endurance of the harvest and the reliability of the day’s work.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Boon Hill Gallery (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 293° NW
Pine Level Recreation Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 300° NW
Odom Farming Company (Theme Park) — 7.2 mi, 103° E
Kenly 95 (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 006° N
Conservation Trust for North Carolina Preserve (Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 173° S
Live at The Rudy Theatre (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 306° NW
Strickland Art Gallery (Gallery) — 8.3 mi, 305° NW
Old gas pump (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 013° N
Town of Selma - Brack Wilson Park (Local Recreation) — 9.1 mi, 306° NW
Tobacco Farm Life Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 015° N
North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement - Red-cockaded Woodpecker (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 284° W
Old Waynesborough Park (Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 129° SE
Mitchener Station - The Last Review (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 310° NW
Smithfield Community Park (Local Park) — 10.1 mi, 294° NW
Shoe Heel - NC Wildlife Resources Commission (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 344° N
Hannah's Creek Bridge (Registered Battlefield) — 10.6 mi, 231° SW
Johnston County Heritage Center’s new County Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 286° W
Paramount Theater (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 122° SE
Art studio 102 (Arts Centre) — 11.0 mi, 122° SE
Arts council of Wayne county studios (Arts Centre) — 11.0 mi, 122° SE
Purple Heart (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 122° SE
Wayne County Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 121° SE
Johnston's Headquarters (Registered Battlefield) — 11.1 mi, 222° SW
Southern National Motorsport Park (Stadium) — 11.4 mi, 030° NE
Whirligig (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 024° NE
Cliffs of the Neuse State Park (State Park) — 20.8 mi, 133° SE
Mountains-to-Sea Trail (State Park) — 22.1 mi, 316° NW
Wake County Open Space Land (Local Recreation) — 23.3 mi, 327° NW
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 63.1 mi, 124° SE · 162k acres
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.2 mi, 059° NE · 43k acres

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