Bertie County, North Carolina
County seat: Windsor · Population 17,086 (2025) · 699 sq mi
Bertie County is the 85th most populous of North Carolina's 100 counties, with 17,086 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Windsor. It is part of the Northeast Region region, one of the 8 Prosperity Zones of North Carolina. The map shows its 8 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Bertie County facts
- County seat
- Windsor
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 17,086 −4.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 699 sq mi 16th largest of 100
- Water area
- 42 sq mi
- Population density
- 24 per sq mi
- Established
- 1722
- Named after
- Henry Bertie politician (1675-1735)
- Largest city
- Windsor 3,469
- Median household income
- $48,750
- Cities and towns
- 8
- ZIP codes
- 10
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 37015
Cities and towns in Bertie County
Bertie County has 8 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Bertie County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor (county seat) | Town | 3,469 | |
| Aulander | Town | 715 | |
| Lewiston Woodville | Town | 405 | |
| Kelford | Town | 204 | |
| Colerain | Town | 198 | |
| Powellsville | Town | 180 | |
| Roxobel | Town | 176 | |
| Askewville | Town | 171 |
ZIP codes in Bertie County
10 ZIP codes reach into Bertie County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 27805 also Hertford County
- 27847
- 27849
- 27869 also Northampton County
- 27872
- 27910 also Hertford County
- 27924 also Hertford County
- 27957
- 27967
- 27983
Population of Bertie County, 2020–2025
Bertie County shrank by 847 people (−4.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 710 more deaths than births and a net loss of 103 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 17,722 |
| 2021 | 17,237 |
| 2022 | 16,951 |
| 2023 | 17,013 |
| 2024 | 17,184 |
| 2025 | 17,086 |
Neighboring counties
- Martin County southwest · 21,601 people
- Hertford County north · 19,015 people
- Chowan County east · 14,082 people
- Halifax County west · 46,534 people
- Washington County southeast · 10,638 people
- Northampton County northwest · 16,491 people
Printable Bertie 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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