Greenville, North Carolina
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. The city has continued to see a population increase with a majority of the influx being seen during the 20th and early 21st centuries.
Greenville | |
|---|---|
Downtown Greenville | |
|
Flag Seal Logo | |
| Nickname(s): The Emerald City, G-Vegas | |
| Motto: "Find Yourself in Good Company" | |
Greenville Greenville | |
| Coordinates: 35°35′40″N 77°22′34″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Pitt |
| Settled | 1771 |
| Founded | 1774 (Martinsborough) |
| Founded | 1786 (Greenville) |
| Named for | Nathanael Greene |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | P.J. Connelly |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.20 sq mi (98.95 km2) |
| • Land | 37.44 sq mi (96.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.76 sq mi (1.98 km2) 1.99% |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 87,521 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 89,233 |
| • Rank | 12th in North Carolina |
| • Density | 2,337.63/sq mi (902.55/km2) |
| • Urban | 120,150 (US: 280th) |
| • Urban density | 1,810.1/sq mi (698.9/km2) |
| • Metro | 175,119 (US: 252nd) |
| Demonym | Greenvillian |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 27833, 27834, 27835, 27836, 27858 |
| Area code | 252 |
| FIPS code | 37-28080 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403753 |
| Interstate Highways | I-587 |
| Website | www |
Many major companies have moved their regional, national, and international headquarters to Greenville. Companies include Grady-White Boats, Hyster-Yale Group, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Denso, 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 flagship hospital for ECU Health and the teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine.