Grifton, North Carolina | |
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![]() Commercial buildings along Queen Street | |
Nickname: "The 'Shad' Capital of North Carolina" | |
Motto: "Come Home To...The Family Town!" | |
Location of Grifton, North Carolina | |
Coordinates: 35°22′22″N 77°26′33″W / 35.37278°N 77.44250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
Counties | Lenoir, Pitt |
Government | |
• Mayor | Billy Ray Jackson |
Area | |
• Total | 2.68 sq mi (6.95 km2) |
• Land | 2.68 sq mi (6.95 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,448 |
• Density | 912.75/sq mi (352.36/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 28530 |
Area code | 252 |
FIPS code | 37-28200[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2406620[2] |
Website | www |
Grifton is a town in Lenoir and Pitt counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,617 at the 2010 census.[4] The Pitt County portion of the town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Statistical Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.