• Area Information

Elizabeth City is a bustling community located in northeast North Carolina, an area distinguished by favorable climate, proximity to the Outer Banks and southeastern Virginia, and the open waters of the Pasquotank River and Albemarle Sound. Nicknamed a “Harbor of Hospitality”, Elizabeth City was recently named one of the 100 Best Small Towns in America.

  • Elizabeth City and Pasquotank County are in the northeastern 
corner of NC’s coastal plain
  • Latitude: 36° north
  • Longitude: 76° west
  • Elevation: 12 feet
  • Elizabeth City Population: 17,218
  • Pasquotank County Population: 34,897
  • Annual Climate: 59.1º F
  • Monthly Climate: Jan: 41.0º F – July: 79.0º F
  • Annual Rainfall: 48 in.
  • Annual Snowfall: 4.6 in