{"id":6601,"date":"2023-08-03T12:45:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T12:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=6601"},"modified":"2026-08-22T12:02:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:02:06","slug":"nash-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/nash-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Nash County, North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nash County is a county in North Carolina, United States, in the coastal plain east of Raleigh. It had a population of 94,970 at the 2020 census and covers 543 square miles (1,406 km2) centred near 35\u00b058\u2032N 77\u00b059\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Nashville is the county seat, and its postal code is 27856. The county has ten incorporated towns and cities (several straddling the Edgecombe, Wilson, and Wayne county lines), plus two named unincorporated communities. Nash sits in the Eastern time zone and shares the Rocky Mount metropolitan statistical area with Edgecombe County.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Nash County<\/h2>\n

Ten places carry municipal charters in Nash County; two more are recognized unincorporated communities without their own ZIP code. Rocky Mount is split between Nash and Edgecombe Counties, and Middlesex extends into Wilson County.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Nashville<\/td>\nTown · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27856<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rocky Mount<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27801–27804<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring Hope<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27882<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bailey<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27807<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middlesex<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27557<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Red Oak<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27868<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sharpsburg<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27878<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whitakers<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Castalia<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27816<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dortches<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27804<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Momeyer<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27877<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corinth<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilliardston<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Rocky Mount is the county’s largest city but is legally split between Nash and Edgecombe Counties, with the Tar River often used informally as the dividing line through the built-up area. Whitakers and Sharpsburg likewise cross into Edgecombe County, and Middlesex extends a short distance into Wilson County \u2014 all three appear once here under their Nash County ZIP.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n