Severn, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 263. Estimated population in July 2024: 252 (-4.2% change)
Males: 126 (47.9%), Females: 137 (52.1%)
Northampton County
Zip code: 27877
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $32,969
Median house value: $50,900
Population by Race
Races in Severn:
- White Non-Hispanic (59.3%)
- Black (35.7%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Other race (2.3%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (18.6%), English (7.6%), German (4.2%), Irish (4.2%), Scottish (2.7%), Subsaharan African (1.1%).
Elevation: 90 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Severn
- High school or higher: 65.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Severn town
- Never married: 26.1%
- Now married: 39.6%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 18.9%
- Divorced: 13.1%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+1.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Severn:
- SOUTHAMPTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; FRANKLIN, VA)
- ROANOKE CHOWAN HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; AHOSKIE, NC)
- GREENSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; EMPORIA, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Severn:
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 62 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)
- NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 65 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Abbreviation: PHF)
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 67 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Abbreviation: RWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Severn:
- TRI-COUNTY (about 16 miles; AHOSKIE, NC; Abbreviation: ASJ)
- EMPORIA-GREENSVILLE REGIONAL (about 23 miles; EMPORIA, VA; Abbreviation: EMV)
- FRANKLIN MUNI-JOHN BEVERLY ROSE (about 24 miles; FRANKLIN, VA; Abbreviation: FKN)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Severn:
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,641)
- JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; CHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,520)
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,432)
- COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 63 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 7,133)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
- THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; Hampton, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,884)