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Stokes North Carolina Map

Explore Stokes, 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 Stokes, North Carolina

How to Use This Stokes, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.716549
Longitude	-77.264685
Population	357
Density	31.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	27884
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Greenville
School District	Pitt County Schools

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About Stokes, North Carolina

Stokes is a locality in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 357. The population density is 31.1 people per km². Stokes is located at 35.7165°N, 77.2647°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27884.

Stokes occupies a flat, fertile stretch of the North Carolina interior where the horizon feels expansive and unburdened by the shadow of distant peaks. It lies 9.2 miles northeast of Greenville, NC (from Greenville, NC: bearing 38°T), and is situated 19.6 miles southeast of Tarboro. The Briery Swamp defines the low-lying periphery, its dark, nutrient-rich waters feeding the dense thickets and hardwoods that characterize the local terrain. Here, the light of late afternoon filters through the canopy with a heavy, golden quality, turning the fields into quiet pools of bronze. Beyond the immediate reach of the moisture-laden lowlands, the land levels out into productive agricultural acreage that has long been the primary pulse of the landscape. Ten miles to the west, the subtle rise of The Hill offers a rare variation in an otherwise level topography, serving as a landmark for those navigating the quiet roads that crisscross the plains.

Stokes maintains a character shaped by the steady labor of the soil and the quiet endurance of its residents. The local economy remains deeply linked to the rhythms of seasonal planting and the stewardship of the land, a tradition that persists alongside the modern, quiet pace of life. A few miles away, the Voice of America Game Land provides a vast, protected habitat where the native flora and fauna thrive, offering a stark reminder of the wilder, untamed state of the region. Life in Stokes moves with the measured cadence of an inland settlement, far removed from the bustle of the coast, where the air is thick with the scent of pine and rich, turned earth. Whether one is passing by the distant, mirrored surface of Hardees Pond or moving through the crossroads, the atmosphere remains one of deliberate stillness and historical continuity.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Voice of America Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 096° E
Greenfield Terrace Park (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 232° SW
River Park North (Local Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 210° SW
City of Greenville - Phil Carroll Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 231° SW
NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 220° SW
Martin County - Kehukee Park (Local Recreation) — 12.0 mi, 048° NE
Regal Greenville Grande (Cinema) — 12.6 mi, 218° SW
Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 12.9 mi, 032° NE
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 13.9 mi, 051° NE
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.5 mi, 016° N · 43k acres
Roanoke River Delta Islands (Conservation Area) — 15.5 mi, 017° N
Extreme Action Park (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 141° SE
Veterans Monument (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 246° SW
Paramount Theatre - Community Theatre (Theatre) — 19.8 mi, 245° SW
Blount-Bridgers House (Gallery) — 20.0 mi, 310° NW
Indian Woods (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 045° NE
Parkhill Cinema 3 (Cinema) — 21.0 mi, 307° NW
Pinetops War Memorial (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 284° W
North Carolina Museum of Natural Science - Contentnea Creek (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 211° SW
It's A Zoo Life (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 23.5 mi, 282° W
Goose Creek State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 24.6 mi, 131° SE
Greene County History Museum (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 232° SW
Rock Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 342° N
Nooherooka Monument, Snow Hill (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 239° SW
Fort Neroka (Attraction) — 30.3 mi, 239° SW
Wilson Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 36.2 mi, 271° W
Barnes Corner Gallery (Gallery) — 36.4 mi, 271° W
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.7 mi, 086° E · 230k acres
West Lake Road Observation Point (Viewpoint) — 38.4 mi, 090° E
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 46.6 mi, 165° S · 162k acres

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