AREA
Greenville - 35 square miles
Pitt County - 646 square miles

LOCATION:
Greenville and Pitt County are located in the north central coastal plain region of Eastern North Carolina, 85 miles east of Raleigh, 87 miles west of the Atlantic Ocean, 157 miles from Richmond VA, and 265 miles south of Washington DC.

GEOGRAPHY:
Pitt County covers 646 square miles of prime agricultural land in Eastern North Carolina. The county's highest point is 126.4 feet above sea level, in the northwest part of the county.

CLIMATE
Average climate - 60 degrees.
Average summer climate - 84 degrees.
Average winter climate - 44 degrees.
Average rainfall, 48.24 inches.
Growing season 220 days.

COST OF LIVING:
The cost of living for Greenville is 97.9% compared to the National Average set at 100%. Index and average prices are based on data gathered between First Quarter 2007 and First Quarter 2008.

ALTITUDE
64 to 75 feet. Rolling topography. Well drained.

GOVERNMENT
Greenville - Council/Manager Form. The Council is composed of 6 council members and the Mayor.
Pitt County - Manager and Board of Commissioners composed of 9 members.

BUILDING
Greenville - as of FY 2007-2008: $230,492,872
Pitt County - as of FY 2007-2008: $54,396,022

CONSTRUCTION
(City includes additions, alterations, buildings, signs, etc.)

STREETS
Total - 248.35 miles
Paved - 247.61 miles
Unpaved - .74 miles 

TAXES
As of 2008, city: $ .52; county: $ .71 per $l00.00 assessed valuation

UTILITIES
Municipally owned power, water, sewer and natural gas facilities - an all required power customer of North Carolina Greenville Utilities.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
13 Banks and credit unions have operating offices located throughout Pitt County.

Taxable Sales
As of 2007:
Greenville: $1,135.0 million
Pitt County: $1.478.6 million

INDUSTRIES
Products include boats, pharmaceutical products, electrical capacitors, plastic brushes, lumber, millwork, carpet yarns, eggs, stock feed, armature and motor works, leaf tobacco, fertilizer, soft drinks, bakery, dairy and meat products, monuments, machine works, concrete products, daily newspaper, drill bits, fabrics, finished clothing, fork-lift trucks, furnaces, disposable diapers, bed-liners, and rack and pinion components