Summerfield North Carolina Map

About Summerfield, North Carolina

Summerfield is a locality in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of 10,951. The population density is 160.2 people per km². Summerfield is located at 36.1969°N, 79.8972°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Summerfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 27886, 27834, 27358.

Summerfield reveals itself through a landscape of persistent green, where the earth rises and falls in modest swells of red clay and loamy soil. It lies 2.0 miles west-northwest of Tarboro, NC (from Tarboro, NC: bearing 293°T), and is situated 12.5 miles east of Rocky Mount. The atmosphere holds a heavy, humid stillness that characterizes this inland stretch of the piedmont, occasionally broken by the low, rhythmic murmur of Hendricks Creek winding through the thickets nearby. At Sunset Park, the late afternoon light stretches shadows across the open expanse, turning the grasses to a burnished copper hue as the sun dips below the horizon. Five miles distant, the waters of Nobles Millpond remain undisturbed, reflecting the dense canopy of hardwoods that define the perimeter of the region.

Summerfield retains a quiet connection to its agrarian roots, favoring an open, sprawling character over the dense clustering of urban centers. While modern commerce and residential growth have gradually softened the edges of its rural heritage, the economy still echoes with the industry of a region once defined by the labor of the soil and the modest pace of local trade. The people move with a deliberate, courteous composure, mindful of a legacy that prizes self-reliance and the careful stewardship of the land. In the quiet corners of the neighborhood, the legacy of the past persists not in grand monuments, but in the enduring way the community maintains its identity amidst the steady, inevitable shifts of the modern day.

About This Summerfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Summerfield, North Carolina. Coordinates: 36.196913, -79.89721. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Summerfield includes the ZIP code (27886, 27834, 27358), telephone area code (919, 984, 336), county seat of Edgecombe County (Tarboro), and school district assignment (Guilford County Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.