Princeville, North Carolina

About Princeville

Princeville, NC is a small town located in northeastern North Carolina counting 1,286 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Princeville is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.51 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 852 residents per square mile.

📰 Princeville News Today

• Two Princeville adults charged after 1-year-old tests positive for fentanyl, marijuana WCTI · Aug 19
• Homecoming links music, storytelling into rallying cry for Princeville's future Rocky Mount Telegram · Oct 6
• Princeville: Celebrating the story of the first NC town chartered by freed African Americans WITN · Feb 26
• Elementary school employee accused of assaulting student in North Carolina FOX8 WGHP · Jun 10
• Climate change has forced America’s oldest Black town to higher ground NC Newsline · Jul 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest North Carolina headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Princeville Unique

• Positioned in northeastern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of North Carolina — one of 776 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Princeville

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Princeville

• GG’z
• Jin Jin Chinese Restaurant
• Las Delicias
• Lucky Ducky
• YumYum Shop

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Princeville

• Burlington Park reviews ★
• Clark Memorial Park reviews ★
• Clark Memorial Park Development reviews ★
• Mutual Park reviews ★
• Tarboro Courthouse Square reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Princeville

🏘️ Nearby Communities