Speed North Carolina Map
Speed, North Carolina — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Speed, Edgecombe County.
Interactive Map of Speed, North Carolina
| City | Speed |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Edgecombe |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.967935 |
| Longitude | -77.445247 |
| Population | 64 |
| Density | 64.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Speed, North Carolina
Speed is a locality in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 64. The population density is 64.7 people per km². Speed is located at 35.9679°N, 77.4452°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27886.
Speed exists as a quiet breath held within the broader landscape of Edgecombe County, where the earth lies mostly flat and the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast, pale canvas. It lies 19.4 miles east of Rocky Mount, NC (from Rocky Mount, NC: bearing 84°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-east of Tarboro. Pine trees, tall and straight, stand sentinel along the roadside, their needles whispering secrets in the infrequent breeze. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and sun-baked pine, a fragrance that clings to everything like memory. Dirt roads, red and dusty in the dry spells, turn to slick ribbons after a rain, winding between fields of corn and soybeans that ripple like green oceans under the sun. The houses are modest, often painted in faded blues and grays, with wide porches that seem to invite a slow contemplation of the passing day. The history of Speed is tied to the fertile ground that has long been its livelihood. Agriculture has always been the bedrock, the relentless turning of the seasons dictating the rhythm of life, from the planting of tobacco and cotton in years past to the more diversified crops of today. The economy, while modest, is sustained by the quiet labor of those who work the land and the small businesses that serve the local needs. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist attractions, but there is a palpable sense of continuity, a feeling that generations have lived and worked this same earth, their lives etched not in stone but in the enduring patterns of the fields and the quiet persistence of the community.
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About This Speed Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Speed, North Carolina with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Speed and Edgecombe County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Speed is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Speed is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
