Elizabeth City

Also known as Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Elizabeth City, NC

city in Pasquotank County and Camden County, North Carolina, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: North Carolina
Counties: Pasquotank
Mayor: Edward Kirk Rivers
City: 11.71 sq mi (30.32 km )
Land: 11.71 sq mi (30.32 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 10 ft (3.0 m)
Density: 1,592/sq mi (614.5/km )
Metro: 63,270
Time zone: UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Zip codes: 27906, 27907, 27909

Article

Elizabeth City is a city in Pasquotank county, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 18,629. Elizabeth City is the county seat and most populous city of Pasquotank County. It is the cultural, economic and educational hub of the sixteen-county Historic Albemarle region of northeastern North Carolina.

Elizabeth City is the center of the Elizabeth City Micropolitan Statistical Area, with a population of 64,094 as of 2010. It is part of the larger Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area. The city is the economic center of the region, as well as home to many historic sites and cultural traditions.