Fountain, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 533. Estimated population in July 2024: 515 (-3.4% change)
Males: 220 (41.3%), Females: 313 (58.7%)
Zip code: 27829
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $17,656
Median house value: $64,600
Population by Race
Races in Fountain:
- Black (50.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (48.6%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (11.1%), English (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%), Subsaharan African (2.4%), Irish (1.7%), German (1.5%).
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Fountain
- High school or higher: 58.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Fountain town
- Never married: 28.1%
- Now married: 48.0%
- Separated: 5.0%
- Widowed: 13.4%
- Divorced: 5.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +78 (+17.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Fountain:
- HERITAGE HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; TARBORO, NC)
- PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)
- WALTER B JONES ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE (about 19 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fountain:
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 18 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 21 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Abbreviation: RWI)
- KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 25 miles; KINSTON, NC; Abbreviation: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fountain:
- CRAFT AIR (about 6 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: W38)
- FLANAGAN FIELD (about 11 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: N08)
- TARBORO-EDGECOMBE (about 20 miles; TARBORO, NC; Abbreviation: ETC)
Amtrak station near Fountain:
- 19 miles: WILSON (401 E. NASH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fountain:
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
- COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 69 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)