Greenville, North Carolina

Not to be confused with Greensboro, North Carolina or Greenville, South Carolina.

Greenville
City
Downtown Greenville
Downtown Greenville
Flag of Greenville
Flag
Official seal of Greenville
Seal
Official logo of Greenville
Logo
Nickname(s): 
The Emerald City, G-Vegas
Motto: 
"Find Yourself in Good Company"
Greenville is located in North Carolina
Greenville
Greenville
Greenville is located in the United States
Greenville
Greenville
Coordinates: 35°35′40″N 77°22′34″W / 35.59444°N 77.37611°W / 35.59444; -77.37611
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyPitt
Settled1771
Founded1774 (Martinsborough)
Founded1786 (Greenville)
Named forNathanael Greene
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager[1]
 • MayorP.J. Connelly
Area
[2]
 • Total
38.20 sq mi (98.95 km2)
 • Land37.44 sq mi (96.97 km2)
 • Water0.76 sq mi (1.98 km2)  1.99%
Elevation
[3]
26 ft (8 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
87,521
 • Estimate 
(2023)
90,053
 • Rank12th in North Carolina
 • Density2,337.63/sq mi (902.55/km2)
 • Urban
120,150 (US: 280th)[4]
 • Urban density1,810.1/sq mi (698.9/km2)
 • Metro
[5]
175,119 (US: 252nd)
DemonymGreenvillian
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
27833, 27834, 27835, 27836, 27858
Area code252
FIPS code37-28080
GNIS feature ID2403753[3]
Interstate HighwaysI-587
Websitewww.greenvillenc.gov

Greenville (/ˈɡriːnvɪl/ GREEN-vil; locally /ˈɡriːnvəl/ GREEN-vəl) is the county seat and most populous city of Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. It is the principal city of the Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the 12th-most populous city in North Carolina. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain. As of the 2020 census, there were 87,521 people in the city.[6] The city has continued to see a rapid population increase and an economic boom with most of the growth being seen in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Many major companies have moved their regional, national, and international headquarters to Greenville. Companies include Grady-White Boats, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Catalent, and Avient, among others. Greenville is the home of East Carolina University, the fourth-largest university in the University of North Carolina System, and ECU Health Medical Center, the second largest hospital in North Carolina and the flagship hospital for ECU Health and the teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CityCouncil was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenville, North Carolina
  4. ^ United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
  5. ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
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