Bethel, North Carolina
Bethel, North Carolina | |
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Town hall | |
Location of Bethel, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°48′26″N 77°22′35″W / 35.80722°N 77.37639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Pitt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carl Wilson |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.05 sq mi (2.73 km2) |
| • Land | 1.05 sq mi (2.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,373 |
| • Density | 1,305.13/sq mi (503.74/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 27812 |
| Area code | 252 |
| FIPS code | 37-05460 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405253 |
| Website | http://www.bethelnc.org/ |
Bethel is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,373 at the 2020 census. The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. Confusingly, there are three other towns in the state named "Bethel." One is between Edenton and Hertford in the "Finger Counties" region in the northeastern corner of the state, another is in the north-central part, in Caswell County and the third is located in the Mountain Region of North Carolina, in Haywood County. There is also a community named Bethel located in Watauga County.