Speed, North Carolina

About Speed

Speed, NC is a tiny community located in northeastern North Carolina with an estimated population of 65.

Officially, Speed is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.3 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 217 residents per square mile.

📰 Speed News Today

• Losing Speed. Tiny NC town on verge of dissolution. Carolina Public Press · Nov 4
• State clears path for dissolution of Town of Speed Carolina Journal · May 8
• Speed hits another bump: NC Auditor says town should dissolve NC Newsline · Feb 25
• North Carolina officials approve plan to dissolve town FOX8 WGHP · May 7
• North Carolina Man Charged in High-Speed Chase in Franklin County Friday 92.1 WLHR · Oct 5

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What Makes Speed Unique

• With 65 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• 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.

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