Interesting City Statistics/Helpful Facts

 

 Location

Pasquotank and Camden Counties in the northeastern corner of  North Carolina's Coastal Plain

 Coordinates

  • 36.30140 North
  • 76.22090 West

 Elevation

12 feet above sea level

 City Services

Water, Sewer, Electric Distribution, Paid and Volunteer Fire Departments, Police, Parks and Recreation, Garbage Collection

 Elizabeth City Tax Rate

65.5¢ per $100 Valuation for fiscal year 2017-2018

 Pasquotank County Tax Rate

$.77 per $100 Valuation for fiscal year 2017-2018

 City's Government Access Television Channel

Time Warner Cable Channel 11 and 1303

 State Demographer Population Count

for July 1, 2015
  • City - 17,826 (includes 45 in Camden County)
  • Pasquotank County - 39,731

 City's Land Area

11.67 square miles (rev. 9-16)

 City's Incorporation

  • "Redding" in 1793
  • "Elizabeth Town" in 1794
  • "Elizabeth City" in 1801

 Average Temperature

  • January - 41.0 degrees F
  • July - 79.0 degrees F

 Average Precipitation

  • Rainfall - 48 Inches Annually
  • Snowfall - 4.6 Inches Annually

 Media Outlets

  • Eleven FM Stations
  • Three AM Stations
  • One Local Television Station
  • Two Daily Newspapers
  • One Cable Television Service

 Governmental Information

  • 1st Senatorial District
  • 3rd Congressional District
  • 1st Representative District
  • Multi-County Region "R"

 Transportation

US 17, US 158 and US 168 serve the area

 Nearest Interstate Exchange

Interstate 64 - 35 miles

 Nearest Airport

  • Local:  Elizabeth City-Pasquotank County Regional Airport - 252-335-5634
  • Major:  Norfolk International - 50 miles North of the City

 Nearest Passenger Railroad

Amtrak Station, Newport News, VA - 50 miles North

 Nearest Commercial Port

Norfolk and Portsmouth, VA - 50 miles North

 Nearest Waterway

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway/Dismal Swamp Canal