Explore Summerfield, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Summerfield, 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 Summerfield.
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 | Summerfield |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Pitt County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 36.196913 |
| Longitude | -79.89721 |
| Population | 10,951 |
| Density | 160.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 27886, 27834, 27358 |
| Area Code | 919, 984, 336 |
| County Seat | Greenville |
| School District | Guilford County Schools |
Summerfield unfolds across the Piedmont landscape as a quiet expanse of verdant woodlands and cultivated fields, where the quality of light at dusk softens the sharp angles of the horizon. It lies 2.7 miles north of Winterville, NC (from Winterville, NC: bearing 358°T), and is situated 3.7 miles south-southwest of Greenville. The terrain rises in subtle, rhythmic swells that catch the golden hour, casting long, amber shadows across the pastures that define the local topography. Nearby, the waters of Swift Creek trace a narrow, shaded path through the undergrowth, while the still surface of Forbes Millpond reflects the changing seasons with a mirror-like clarity. To the west, the silhouettes of distant, nameless ridges emerge as faint purple smudges against the sky, grounding Summerfield in an ancient, geological patience. Residents often find their way to the quiet trails of Westhaven Park, where the air smells faintly of damp earth and pine needles, offering a sanctuary from the persistent hum of the encroaching modern world.
Summerfield carries a legacy rooted in the agrarian traditions of the Carolina interior, where the soil once nurtured the growth of tobacco and the steady labor of textile mills. While the economy has shifted toward a blend of suburban residential life and local commerce, the character of the region remains tethered to a deliberate, measured pace of existence. The influence of the Appalachian ballad tradition lingers in the regional vernacular, a subtle cadence that colors the way neighbors speak to one another in passing. Though The Hill stands as a modest elevation three miles away, it serves as a silent witness to the generations who have worked this land, transitioning from the labor of the plow to the quiet industry of a contemporary workforce. Life here moves with a gentle, consistent gravity, where the identity of Summerfield is defined not by grand monuments, but by the persistent, unpretentious rhythm of daily life and the enduring connection to the wooded plains.
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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 Pitt County (Greenville), and school district assignment (Guilford County Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |