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
• Reducing Vessel Strikes to North Atlantic Right Whales NOAA Fisheries (.gov) · Aug 3
• Burlington woman charged in deadly high-speed Interstate 85 racing crash that killed teen on motorcycle FOX8 WGHP · Aug 17
• Speed hits another bump: NC Auditor says town should dissolve NC Newsline · Feb 25
• North Carolina heat could speed the spread of spotted lanternflies, other invasive insects The Cool Down · Aug 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

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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