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Country around Pollocksville is a rural area of about 1,874 people in Jones County, North Carolina, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 21 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 100 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $677 a month.
1,874people
$154kTypical home
$677/moRent
88° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,874 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 21 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$972/mo)
- Median rent $677/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to EWN airport
- 109 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 169 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 204 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jones County: R+26 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk