Bethel, North Carolina

Bethel, North Carolina
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Bethel, North Carolina
Location of Bethel, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°48′26″N 77°22′35″W / 35.80722°N 77.37639°W / 35.80722; -77.37639
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyPitt
Government
 • MayorCarl Wilson[1]
Area
 • Total1.05 sq mi (2.73 km2)
 • Land1.05 sq mi (2.73 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation69 ft (21 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,373
 • Density1,305.13/sq mi (503.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27812
Area code252
FIPS code37-05460[4]
GNIS feature ID2405253[3]
Websitehttp://www.bethelnc.org/

Bethel is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,577 at the 2010 census. The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. Confusingly, there are three other towns in the state named "Bethel." One is between Edenton and Hertford in the "Finger Counties" region in the northeastern corner of the state, another is in the north-central part, in Caswell County and the third is located in the Mountain Region of North Carolina, in Haywood County. There is also a community named Bethel located in Watauga County.

  1. ^ NC, Bethel. "Bethel, NC". Bethel, NC. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bethel, North Carolina
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.