Greenville, North Carolina
About Greenville
Greenville, NC is a thriving city located in eastern North Carolina counting 95,138 people who proudly call it home. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#364 nationwide).
Officially, Greenville is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 38.34 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,481 residents per square mile.
📰 Greenville News Today
- Crash involving school bus blocks lane, slows traffic on I-385 North in Greenville County FOX Carolina News · Aug 18
- Visitor spending increased by 3.9% to $332.47 million in Greenville-Pitt County in 2025 reflector.com · Aug 18
- Free haircuts and bookbags offered as Cops & Barbers marks 10th year WCTI · Aug 18
- Lake Mary girls shut out Northwest Region, advance to face North Carolina again Spectrum News 13 · Aug 7
- Instead of selling, business owner donates company to trust for charity PBS · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Greenville Unique
- A top-25 city in North Carolina by population (#11 of 549 incorporated places).
- One of 26 places in the US named Greenville — but the North Carolina one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in eastern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 95,138.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Greenville
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Greenville
- Chico's — mexican
- Cucinella's — pizza
- I Love Pho — vietnamese
- IHOP — breakfast
- McAlister's Deli — sandwich
- Michaelangelos Pizza — pizza
- Molly's Community Cafe (café)
- Nash Hot Chicken — chicken
- Pirate's Den
- Pizza Hut — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Greenville Museum of Art · Museum
- NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Greenville
- Town Common reviews ★
- Wildwood Park reviews ★
- Elm Street Park reviews ★
- Evans Park reviews ★
- Greensprings Park reviews ★
- Jaycees Park reviews ★
- Peppermint Park reviews ★
- River Park North reviews ★
- South Greenville Park reviews ★
- South Tar River Greenway reviews ★
- The Mall reviews ★
- Thomas Foreman Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Greenville
- Belvoir Elementary
- C M Eppes Middle
- Chicod
- D H Conley High
- E B Aycock Middle
- Eastern Elementary
- Elmhurst Elementary
- Falkland Elementary
- Junius H Rose High
- Pactolus
- South Greenville Elementary
- Vidant Health
- Wahl Coates Elementary
- Wellcome Middle
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Ecu Health Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Walter B Jones Center Lakeside Psychiatric Hospita · Psychiatric
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.