Grifton, North Carolina | |
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 Commercial buildings along Queen Street | |
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| Nickname: "The 'Shad' Capital of North Carolina" | |
| Motto: "Come Home To...The Family Town!" | |
 Location of Grifton, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°22′22″N 77°26′33″W / 35.37278°N 77.44250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Lenoir, Pitt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Billy Ray Jackson |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.68 sq mi (6.95 km2) |
| • Land | 2.68 sq mi (6.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,448 |
| • Density | 912.75/sq mi (352.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28530 |
| Area code | 252 |
| FIPS code | 37-28200[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406620[2] |
| Website | www |
Grifton is a town in Lenoir and Pitt counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,617 at the 2010 census.[4] The Pitt County portion of the town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Statistical Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grifton, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Grifton town, North Carolina". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2020.