Pikeville, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 719. Estimated population in July 2024: 709 (-1.4% change)
Males: 335 (46.6%), Females: 384 (53.4%)
Wayne County
Zip code: 27863
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $37,500
Median house value: $79,300
Population by Race
Races in Pikeville:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- Black (1.1%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (22.3%), English (21.1%), Irish (7.6%), German (6.7%), Italian (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%).
Elevation: 142 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Pikeville
- High school or higher: 82.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pikeville town
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 56.0%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 13.6%
- Divorced: 6.8%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-1.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Pikeville:
- CHERRY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC)
- WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC)
- WILSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; WILSON, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pikeville:
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 12 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSB)
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 26 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Abbreviation: RWI)
- KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 30 miles; KINSTON, NC; Abbreviation: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pikeville:
- GOLDSBORO-WAYNE MUNI (about 5 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GWW)
- WILSON INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 19 miles; WILSON, NC; Abbreviation: W03)
- MOUNT OLIVE MUNI (about 20 miles; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Abbreviation: W40)
Amtrak stations near Pikeville:
- 8 miles: GOLDSBORO (410 N. JOHN ST.) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, intercity bus service.
- 17 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 Pikeville:
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 49 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 53 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 54 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)
Schools
Public high school in Pikeville:
- CHARLES B AYCOCK HIGH (Students: 1,180; Location: 5460 US 117 N; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Pikeville:
- NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY (Students: 713; Location: 1769 PIKEVILLE PRINCETON; Grades: KG – 05)
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY (Students: 646; Location: 4665 HWY 111 N; Grades: KG – 05)