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Oriental is a tiny town of 873 people in Pamlico County, North Carolina. It's about 45 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 123 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $423k and rent runs about $1k a month.
873people
$423kTypical home
$1,138/moRent
89° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 873
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 610 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 45 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $423k (≈$2,667/mo)
- Median rent $1,138/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (944 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 70
- 9% of households have kids
- 56% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to EWN airport
- 132 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 173 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pamlico County: R+32 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