Hertford County, North Carolina
County seat: Winton · Population 19,015 (2025) · 353 sq mi
Hertford County is the 82nd most populous of North Carolina's 100 counties, with 19,015 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Winton. It is part of the Northeast Region region, one of the 8 Prosperity Zones of North Carolina. The map shows its 6 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Hertford County facts
- County seat
- Winton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 19,015 −11.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 353 sq mi 74th largest of 100
- Water area
- 7 sq mi
- Population density
- 54 per sq mi
- Established
- 1759
- Named after
- Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford British diplomat
- Largest city
- Ahoskie 4,608
- Median household income
- $45,537
- Cities and towns
- 6
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 37091
Cities and towns in Hertford County
Hertford County has 6 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Hertford County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahoskie | Town | 4,608 | |
| Murfreesboro | Town | 2,242 | |
| Winton (county seat) | Town | 592 | |
| Cofield | Village | 258 | |
| Harrellsville | Town | 80 | |
| Como | Town | 61 |
ZIP codes in Hertford County
9 ZIP codes reach into Hertford County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 27805 also Bertie County
- 27818
- 27855 also Northampton County
- 27897 also Northampton County
- 27910 also Bertie County
- 27922
- 27924 also Bertie County
- 27942
- 27986
Population of Hertford County, 2020–2025
Hertford County shrank by 2,533 people (−11.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 613 more deaths than births and a net loss of 1,784 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 21,414 |
| 2021 | 19,810 |
| 2022 | 19,492 |
| 2023 | 19,194 |
| 2024 | 19,099 |
| 2025 | 19,015 |
Neighboring counties
- Northampton County west · 16,491 people
- Gates County east · 10,234 people
- Bertie County south · 17,086 people
- Southampton County, Virginia north · 18,110 people
- Chowan County southeast · 14,082 people
Printable Hertford 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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