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Country around Trenton is a rural area of about 3,893 people in Jones County, North Carolina, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 22 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 88 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $831 a month.
3,893people
$126kTypical home
$831/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,893 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 22 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$796/mo)
- Median rent $831/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 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 51
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to OAJ airport
- 96 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 162 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 147 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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