A list of the towns and communities in Pitt County.

AYDEN

Town Hall: 4144 West Ave., P.O. Box 219, 28513; 481-5817

Mayor: Stephen W. Tripp

Manager: Adam G. Mitchell

Clerk: Sherry Howell

Commissioners: Louise Pritchard, Leonard Gibson, Donald Skinner, Gloria Dixon, Mary Alice Davenport

Meetings: Second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the 
district courtroom on the second floor of town hall

Population: 4,932

Tax Rate: 50 cents per $100 valuation

Police Chief: Tim Moseley

Fire Chief: Barry Wood

EMS Captain: Shane Hall

BETHEL

Town Hall: 141 W. Railroad St., P.O. Box 337, 27812; 825-6191, Fax: 825-1060

Mayor: Mike Whitehurst

Clerk: Vicki Hall

Town Manager: Todd Bullock

Town Commissioners: Ed Dennis, Janet Davis, Carl Wilson, Gloristine Brown (mayor pro tem). Commissioners and mayor elected at-large to two-year terms.

Meetings: 7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the town hall

Tax rate: 59 cents per $100 valuation

Population: 1,577

Police Chief: Barry Stanley

Fire Chief: Thomas Lilley

EMS: Provided by Pitt County

FALKLAND

Town Hall: 5901 S. Main St., 27827

Mayor: Ginger Little, 714-3171

Clerk: Vickie Wells

Town Commissioners: David Carraway (mayor pro tem), J.P. Stancil, James Norville. Commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms.

Meetings: Regular meeting 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the Falkland Town Hall and Community Building

Tax Rate: 45 cents per $100 valuation

Population: 96

Police: Provided by the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office

Fire Chief: William Ed Proctor, Falkland Volunteer Fire Department

EMS Captain: Jamie Norville

FARMVILLE

Town Hall: 3672 N. Main St.,

P.O. Box 86, 27828; 753-5116

Mayor: Robert L. Evans

Clerk: Amy Johnson

Town Manager: James C. Smith

Board of Commissioners: John Moore, John Baker, Jamin Dixon, Jake Barrow, David Shackleford. Commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms. Mayor elected every 
two years.

Meetings: 7:30 p.m. at town hall first Tuesday of each month

Tax rate: 49 cents per $100 valuation

Population: 4,654

Police Chief: Donnie Greene

Fire Chief: Lee Keel

EMS Chief: Helen Reel

FOUNTAIN

Town Hall: 6777 W. Wilson St., P.O. Box 134, 27829; 749-2881

Mayor: Shirley Mitchell

Clerk: Letha Hines

Commissioners: Alex Albright, Benji Holloman, Sophie Szymeczek, Ronnie Strickland (mayor pro tem), Bill Thompson. The mayor is elected to two-year terms, commissioners serve four-year terms.

Meetings: 7 p.m. second Tuesday of each month at the Fountain Community Building at 6865 W. Wilson St. down the street from town hall

Tax Rate: 60 cents per $100 valuation

Population: 427

Police Chief: Bobby Dildy

Fire Chief: Steve Ellis

EMS Chief: George Bell

GRIFTON

Town Hall: 528 Queen St., 
P.O. Box 579, 28530; 524-5168

Mayor: Billy Ray Jackson

Town manager: Joseph Albright

Town Clerk: Angel Hudson

Town Commissioners: Sammy Whitehurst, E.S. Albritton, Ardathy Spikes, Richard Hill. Commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms.

Meetings: Regular meeting at town hall every second Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Tax Rate: 60 cents per $100 
valuation

Population: 2,431

Police Chief: Bryan Cauley

Fire Chief: Ed Meeks

EMS: Ervin Harper

GRIMESLAND

Town Hall: 7592 Pitt St., P.O. Box 147, 27837; 752-6337

Mayor: Earl Aldridge

Town Clerk: Barbara Chitmon

Board of Aldermen: Thomas J. Dixon, Danny Strickland Jr., Dan Price, Brian Cook (mayor pro tem). Aldermen are elected at-large to two-year terms.

Meetings: 6:30 p.m. second Tuesday of each month at town meeting room adjacent to town hall

Tax rate: 48 cents per $100 valuation

Population: 441

Police: Provided by Pitt County Sheriff’s Office

Fire Chief: Tina Crouse

EMS: Pitt County

SIMPSON

Town Hall: 2768 Thompson St., P.O. Box 10, 27879; 757-1430

Mayor: David C. Boyd Jr.

Clerk: Sue Ellen Hill

Town Council: Mayor Pro tem Brenda Hawkins and Willie Sumerlin. Council members are elected at large to two-year terms.

Meetings: Regular meetings at 7 p.m. at town hall the third Monday of each month

Tax Rate: 45 cents per $100 valuation

Population: 416

Police Chief: John D. Waters Jr.

Fire Chief: Johnnie Mayo, Simpson Rural Fire Department

Rescue Chief: Gene Powell, Eastern Pines Rescue Squad

WINTERVILLE

Town Hall: 2571 Railroad St., P.O. Box 1459, 28590; 756-2221

Mayor: Doug Jackson

Town Manager: Terri Parker-Eakes

Interim Clerk: Jasman Smith

Clerk: Tangi R. Williams

Town Council: Tony Moore, Veronica Roberson, Mark Smith, J.T. Crawford, Johnny Moye. Council members are elected at-large to staggered four-year terms.

Meetings: Regular meeting 7 p.m. on the second Monday of every month at town hall

Tax rate: 45 cents per $100

Population: 9,269

Police Chief: Billy Wilkes

Fire/Rescue Chief: David Moore