Woodland North Carolina Map

About Woodland, North Carolina

Woodland is a locality in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 557. The population density is 171.8 people per km². Woodland is located at 36.3315°N, 77.2127°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Woodland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27897.

Woodland occupies a quiet expanse of North Carolina where the horizon remains flat and expansive, defined by the slow, deliberate transition of agricultural fields and dense clusters of timber. It lies 26.1 miles east-southeast of Roanoke Rapids, NC (from Roanoke Rapids, NC: bearing 110°T), and is situated 9.9 miles southwest of Murfreesboro. The humidity here carries the scent of damp earth and pine, especially near the low-lying basin of Urahaw Swamp, which winds through the landscape just a mile away. On clear, crisp mornings, the distant silhouette of Ahoskie Ridge provides a faint, jagged interruption to the otherwise level topography, standing thirteen miles to the west as a reminder of the rising elevation far beyond these plains. The light at dusk settles heavily over the fields, turning the soil into a deep, bruised violet that seems to absorb the day's heat long after the sun has vanished.

Woodland remains tethered to the cycles of the land, its history rooted in the labor of farmers who have worked these steady, iron-rich fields for generations. While the regional economy has evolved from the early patterns of tobacco and textile production, the persistent work of cultivation continues to dictate the pace of life, keeping the rhythm of the days measured and predictable. Nine miles away, the North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement - Red-cockaded Woodpecker serves as a quiet sanctuary for the land’s original inhabitants, reflecting a commitment to the preservation of native wildlife amidst the surrounding industry. A few miles further, the stillness of Doolittle Millpond offers a rare, reflective break in the terrain, where the water mirrors the sky with a clarity that makes the boundary between the two feel entirely porous.

About This Woodland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Woodland, North Carolina. Coordinates: 36.331543, -77.212744. 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 Woodland includes the ZIP code (27897), telephone area code (919, 984), county seat of Northampton County (Jackson), and school district assignment (Northampton 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.