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Seaboard’s story
Seaboard in pictures
4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
SeaboardNC
A town of 585. A typical home worth about $84K.
Population
585
−14.2% since 2010
Typical home
$84K
+9.8% in a year
Household income
$26K
median
Median age
44.1
years
Jobs based here
328
A job hub
What makes Seaboard stand out
The 2 things Seaboard does most differently from other towns.
Small town
585 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Seaboard. Another town gets a different order.
Housing
A typical Seaboard home is worth about $84K
The typical Seaboard home is worth about $84,000, up 9.8% in a year, 75% below the North Carolina typical home.
$84KZillow home value
Typical home value
Seaboard$84K
North Carolina$335K
+9.8%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Seaboard
Most working residents leave Seaboard for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Roanoke Rapids (8%), Greenville (5%) and Emporia (5%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
7%work in town
Where working residents work
In Seaboard7%
Roanoke Rapids8%
Greenville5%
Emporia5%
Rocky Mount5%
24 mi
median commute distance
328
jobs based in Seaboard
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Seaboard has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
5″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter31–53°
Spring46–70°
Summer67–88°
Fall49–72°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 5
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Seaboard is
Seaboard beats the North Carolina average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22.
32 measures vs. North Carolina
4 better6 too close to call22 worse
| What stands out | Seaboard | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8.2% | 14.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 85.3% | 76.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 8.5% | 3.6% |
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center
15.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 45% of U.S. communities.
45risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesDrought
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors
0% of Seaboard is conserved land
0.8 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 615 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Seaboard Community Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A job hub
Every workday, about 314 people come to Seaboard for work
Where Seaboard’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
328jobs based in Seaboard
7%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Seaboard
6 notable people were born in Seaboard.
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William Ivey LongAmerican costume designer · born 1947M
Marshall ParkerAmerican politician in South Carolina · 1922–2008M
Malcolm TannAmerican boxer · born 1978
About Seaboard
Town in North Carolina, United States
Seaboard is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States, created as a company town by the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, approximately 10 miles northeast of Weldon in the mid-1840s as a place for railroad employees to live. As of the 2020 census, Seaboard had a population of 542. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 542
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 135 ft
- ZIP code
- 27876
- Area code
- 252