Local Wiki
Pitt County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First and third Monday of each month at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Boardroom, Pitt County Office Building, 1717 West 5th Street, Greenville, NC 27834.
- Register of Deeds
- Lisa P. Nichols · 252.902.1650 · lisa.nichols@pittcountync.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.pittcountync.gov/AgendaCenter
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 9 members (elected by district) serving staggered four-year terms. Chair and Vice Chair elected annually by the Board from among its members.
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Towns (8)
- Ayden (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Bethel
- Falkland
- Farmville (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Fountain
- Grifton (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Grimesland
- Winterville (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Villages (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (2)
- East Carolina Community School
- Pitt County Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (22)
- Ayden Fire Department
- Bell Arthur Fire Dept., Inc.
- Belvoir Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Bethel Fire & Rescue Department
- Black Jack Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Carolina Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Clarks Neck Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
- Eastern Pines Fire-Rescue, Inc.
- Falkland Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Farmville Fire Department
- Fountain Rural Fire Association, Inc.
- Gardnerville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Greenville Fire And Rescue Department
- Grimesland Fire Department
- Pactolus Fire and Rescue Dept., Inc.
- Red Oak Community Rural Fire Dept., Inc.
- Sharp Point Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Simpson Rural Fire Dept., Inc.
- Staton House Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
- The Grifton Community Fire Association, Inc.
- Winterville Community Rural Fire Association, Incorporated
- Winterville Fire Department
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Airport (1)
- Pitt County-Greenville City Airport Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Drainage (5)
- Pitt County Drainage District 2 (Grindle Creek)
- Pitt County Drainage District 3 and 7
- Pitt County Drainage District 4 (Johnson Mill Run)
- Pitt County Drainage District 8
- Pitt County Drainage District 9 (Chicod Creek)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Health (1)
- Trillium Health Resources
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (3)
- Ayden Housing Authority
- Farmville Housing Authority
- Greenville City Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Sewer (1)
- Contentnea Metropolitan Sewerage District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Pitt Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)