Mount Olive, North Carolina

Mount Olive, North Carolina
Flag of Mount Olive, North Carolina
Official seal of Mount Olive, North Carolina
Motto: 
"We Value Hometown Tradition"
Mount Olive is located in North Carolina
Mount Olive
Mount Olive
Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°11′59″N 78°03′58″W / 35.19972°N 78.06611°W / 35.19972; -78.06611
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesWayne, Duplin
Area
 • Total2.74 sq mi (7.09 km2)
 • Land2.74 sq mi (7.09 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation164 ft (50 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,198
 • Density1,533.24/sq mi (591.92/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28365
Area code919
FIPS code37-45100[3]
GNIS feature ID2406209[2]
Websitewww.townofmountolivenc.org

Mount Olive is a town in Duplin and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 4,589 at the 2010 census.[4] It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is home to the Mt. Olive Pickle Company and the University of Mount Olive.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Olive, North Carolina
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mount Olive town, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2015.