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A town of 2,515 people in North Carolina
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Map of Grifton: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land2.4%41 of 1,706 acres
Trails0.1 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves316 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Town in North Carolina, United States
2,448Population
2.1 sq miArea
26 ftElevation

Grifton is a town in Lenoir and Pitt counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,448 at the 2020 census. The Pitt County portion of the town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Statistical Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.

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ZIP code28530
Area code252
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Housing in Grifton

$188K▲ 4.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Grifton home is worth about $188,000, up 4.9% in a year, 44% below the North Carolina typical home.

Only 3 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Grifton's police department reported none of them, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Grifton 2.4
North Carolina 4.1
U.S. 4
Property crime per 1,000
Grifton 6.8
North Carolina 21
U.S. 20
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School Grade C+

The public schools Grifton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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Wikimedia Commons · Map: The original uploader was Seth Ilys at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Zcrayfish at en.wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0

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