Tyrrell County, North Carolina
County seat: Columbia · Population 3,537 (2025) · 391 sq mi
Tyrrell County is the 100th most populous of North Carolina's 100 counties, with 3,537 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Columbia. It is part of the Northeast Region region, one of the 8 Prosperity Zones of North Carolina. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 7 neighboring counties.
Tyrrell County facts
- County seat
- Columbia
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 3,537 +9% since 2020
- Land area
- 391 sq mi 66th largest of 100
- Water area
- 206 sq mi
- Population density
- 9 per sq mi
- Established
- 1729
- Named after
- John Tyrrell one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina
- Largest city
- Columbia 613
- Median household income
- $41,685
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 3
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 37177
Cities and towns in Tyrrell County
Tyrrell County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Tyrrell County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia (county seat) | Town | 613 |
ZIP codes in Tyrrell County
3 ZIP codes reach into Tyrrell County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 27826 also Hyde County
- 27925
- 27928 also Washington County
Population of Tyrrell County, 2020–2025
Tyrrell County grew by 292 people (+9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 67 more deaths than births and a net gain of 366 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,237 |
| 2021 | 3,377 |
| 2022 | 3,457 |
| 2023 | 3,505 |
| 2024 | 3,498 |
| 2025 | 3,537 |
Neighboring counties
- Hyde County south · 4,554 people
- Dare County southeast · 38,245 people
- Washington County west · 10,638 people
- Perquimans County northwest · 13,490 people
- Pasquotank County north · 42,201 people
- Camden County north · 11,315 people
- Currituck County north · 33,158 people
Printable Tyrrell 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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