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Oriental, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 875. Estimated population in July 2024: 835 (-4.6% change)
Males: 419 (47.9%), Females: 456 (52.1%)

Pamlico County

Zip code: 28571

Demographics

Median resident age: 57.2 years
Median household income: $37,794
Median house value: $177,000

Population by Race

Races in Oriental:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.5%)
  • Black (7.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

Ancestries: English (21.6%), German (19.4%), Irish (10.5%), United States (6.7%), Scottish (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.8%).

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oriental

  • High school or higher: 89.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oriental town

  • Never married: 10.1%
  • Now married: 67.6%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

4.6% Foreign born (3.1% Europe, 0.8% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +89 (+11.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Oriental:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oriental:

  • CHERRY POINT MCAS /CUNNINGHAM FIELD/ (about 16 miles; CHERRY POINT, NC; Abbreviation: NKT)
  • CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 25 miles; NEW BERN, NC; Abbreviation: EWN)
  • PITT-GREENVILLE (about 64 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oriental:

  • MICHAEL J. SMITH FIELD (about 21 miles; BEAUFORT, NC; Abbreviation: MRH)
  • WARREN FIELD (about 44 miles; WASHINGTON, NC; Abbreviation: OCW)
  • OCRACOKE ISLAND (about 52 miles; OCRACOKE, NC; Abbreviation: W95)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oriental:

  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 100 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
  • CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,550)
  • TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 129 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
  • NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 129 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,820)

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