Whitakers, North Carolina
Whitakers, North Carolina | |
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Buildings in the center of Whitakers | |
Location in Edgecombe County and the state of North Carolina. | |
| Coordinates: 36°06′21″N 77°42′47″W / 36.10583°N 77.71306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Edgecombe, Nash |
| Founded | 1740 |
| Incorporated | 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sammy Hopkins |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2) |
| • Land | 0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 128 ft (39 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 627 |
| • Density | 754.5/sq mi (291.31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 27891 |
| Area code | 252 |
| FIPS code | 37-73160 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406874 |
| Website | http://townofwhitakers.org |
Whitakers /ˈhwɪtəkərz/ is a town in Edgecombe and Nash Counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is divided between the two counties by railroad tracks and is the northernmost town in the two counties. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Whitakers had a population of 627.