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Country around Fairfield is a rural area of about 821 people in Hyde County, North Carolina, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 64 miles from Greenville, NC and 83 miles from Virginia Beach, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $1k a month.
821people
$124kTypical home
$1,263/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 821 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 64 mi to Greenville, NC
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$782/mo)
- Median rent $1,263/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 45
- 21% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to EWN airport
- 90 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 150 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hyde County: R+22 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.