Beaufort County, North Carolina
County seat: Washington · Population 44,670 (2025) · 833 sq mi
Beaufort County is the 59th most populous of North Carolina's 100 counties, with 44,670 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Washington. It is part of the Northeast Region region, one of the 8 Prosperity Zones of North Carolina. The map shows its 7 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Beaufort County facts
- County seat
- Washington
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 44,670 +0% since 2020
- Land area
- 833 sq mi 8th largest of 100
- Water area
- 130 sq mi
- Population density
- 54 per sq mi
- Named after
- Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort British noble (1684-1714)
- Largest city
- Washington 9,910
- Median household income
- $58,357
- Cities and towns
- 7 plus 4 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 15
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 37013
Cities and towns in Beaufort County
Beaufort County has 7 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Beaufort County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington (county seat) | City | 9,910 | |
| Belhaven | Town | 1,414 | |
| Chocowinity | Town | 751 | |
| Aurora | Town | 454 | |
| Washington Park | Town | 383 | |
| Bath | Town | 243 | |
| Pantego | Town | 161 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| River Road | 3,366 | |
| Cypress Landing | 1,044 | |
| Bayview | 253 | |
| Pinetown | 19 |
ZIP codes in Beaufort County
15 ZIP codes reach into Beaufort County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 27806
- 27808
- 27810 also Hyde County
- 27814
- 27817
- 27821
- 27834 also Pitt and Edgecombe counties
- 27837 also Pitt County
- 27860 also Washington and Hyde counties
- 27865
- 27871 also Martin and Pitt counties
- 27889 also Pitt and Martin counties
- 27892 also Martin County
- 27962 also Washington County
- 28586 also Craven and Pitt counties
Population of Beaufort County, 2020–2025
Beaufort County grew by 15 people (+0%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,226 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,239 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 44,694 |
| 2021 | 44,497 |
| 2022 | 44,358 |
| 2023 | 44,508 |
| 2024 | 44,730 |
| 2025 | 44,670 |
Neighboring counties
- Pitt County west · 182,936 people
- Hyde County east · 4,554 people
- Pamlico County southeast · 12,758 people
- Martin County northwest · 21,601 people
- Craven County southwest · 105,025 people
- Washington County northeast · 10,638 people
Printable Beaufort County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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