Conway, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 734. Estimated population in July 2024: 704 (-4.1% change)
Males: 316 (43.1%), Females: 418 (56.9%)
Northampton County
Zip code: 27820
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.6 years
Median household income: $23,250
Median house value: $54,700
Population by Race
Races in Conway:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.5%)
- Black (33.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (8.3%), United States (8.2%), Irish (7.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), German (1.6%), Welsh (1.2%).
Elevation: 100 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Conway
- High school or higher: 71.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 8.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Conway town
- Never married: 25.7%
- Now married: 42.8%
- Separated: 5.4%
- Widowed: 14.1%
- Divorced: 12.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -22 (-2.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Conway:
- ROANOKE CHOWAN HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; AHOSKIE, NC)
- OUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
- SOUTHAMPTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; FRANKLIN, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Conway:
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 57 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 61 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Abbreviation: RWI)
- NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 70 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Abbreviation: PHF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Conway:
- TRI-COUNTY (about 12 miles; AHOSKIE, NC; Abbreviation: ASJ)
- EMPORIA-GREENSVILLE REGIONAL (about 24 miles; EMPORIA, VA; Abbreviation: EMV)
- FRANKLIN MUNI-JOHN BEVERLY ROSE (about 29 miles; FRANKLIN, VA; Abbreviation: FKN)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Conway:
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,641)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
- JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; CHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,520)
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,432)
- COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 69 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 7,133)
- THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; Hampton, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,884)
Schools
Public high school in Conway:
- NORTHAMPTON HIGH-EAST (Students: 576; Location: 750 NCHS-E ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Conway:
- CONWAY MIDDLE (Students: 520; Location: 400 EAST MAIN STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)