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Pollocksville is a tiny town of 463 people in Jones County, North Carolina. It's about 21 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 98 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $716 a month.
463people
$162kTypical home
$716/moRent
89° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 463
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,475 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 21 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $716/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 129 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 30
- 36% of households have kids
- 21% 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
- 107 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 167 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 195 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 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