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




To find out more about the area, the following website links may be of interest.


Pasquotank County

Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce
Pasquotank County Schools
Elizabeth City & Pasquotank County
Paquotank County Government

Camden County

Camden County Schools
Welcome to Camden County

Perquimans County

Welcome to Perquimans County
Perquimans County North Carolina
Perquimans County Government
Town of Hertford in Perquimans County
Perquimans County Schools


Currituck County

Currituck County Government
Currituck County Chamber Of Commerce
Currituck County Schools
Currituck County Center
Visit Currituck County
Currituck County – Gateway to the Outer Banks

Chowan County

Welcome to Chowan County
Edenton-Chowan County Chamber of Commerce
Visit Edenton, NC
Edenton-Chowan Schools

Bertie County

Bertie County Government
Windsor, NC


Gates County

Welcome to Gates County, NC
Gates County Schools

Dare County

Outer Banks of Commerce
County of Dare, North Carolina
Outer Banks Visitor Bureau
Kill Devil Hills
Dare County Schools

Hertford County

Hertford County Schools

Washington County

Welcome to Washington County NC


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