City of Greenville

POPULATION: (2005 Est.) - 69,000
Town Hall - (252) 329-4419

GOVERNMENT: Mayor / Commissioners / Manager
Don Parrott, Mayor
Wayne Bowers, City Manager

TAX STRUCTURE:
Real Estate - $ .56 per $100 assessed valuation.
Sales Tax - 7%

UTILITIES:
Electricity: Greenville Utilities Commission - (252) 752-7166
Telephone: Sprint Carolina Telephone
Residence - (252) 355-9111
Business - (252) 355-5131

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
Please refer to the Business Directory for a list of area financial institutions

Town of Ayden

POPULATION: (2006 Est.) - 4,624
Town Hall -(252) 746-7030

GOVERNMENT: Mayor / Commissioners / Manager
Stephen W. Tripp, Mayor
Adam G. Mitchell, Town Manager

TAX STRUCTURE:
Real Estate - $ .52 per $100 assessed valuation.
Sales Tax - 7%

UTILITIES:
Electricity: Town of Ayden - (252) 746-7035
Telephone: Sprint Carolina Telephone
Residence - (252) 355-9111
Business - (252) 355-5131

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
BB&T - (252) 746-3043
Centura Bank - (252) 746-7050
Southern Bank & Trust - (252) 746-6138                                                                                                                    Everette Trust, Inc. - (252) 746-4482

Town of Bethel

POPULATION: (2006 Est.) - 1,669
Town Hall (252) 825-6191

GOVERNMENT: Mayor / Commissioners / Administrator
Frank M. Hemingway, Mayor

TAX STRUCTURE:
Real Estate - $ .59 per $100 assessed valuation.
Sales Tax - 7%

UTILITIES:
Electricity: N.C. Power - 1-800 782-7160
Water: Town of Bethel - (252) 825-1060
Telephone: Sprint Carolina Telephone
Residence - (252) 355-9111
Business - (252) 355-5131

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
Southern Bank & Trust - (252) 825-0031

Town of Falkland

POPULATION: (2006 Est.) -112

GOVERNMENT: Mayor / Council
J.P. Stancil, Mayor

TAX STRUCTURE:
Real Estate - $ .45 per $100 assessed valuation.
Sales Tax - 7%

UTILITIES:
Electricity: N.C. Power - 1-800 782-7160
Water: Greenville Utilities Commission - (252) 752-7166
Telephone: Sprint Carolina Telephone
Residence: - (252) 355-9111
Business: - (252) 355-5131

Town of Farmville

POPULATION: (2006 Est.) - 4,601
Town Hall -(252) 753-5116

GOVERNMENT: Mayor / Commissioners / Manager
Robert L. Evans, Mayor
Richard Hicks, Town Manager

TAX STRUCTURE:
Real Estate - $.49 per $100 assessed valuation.
Sales Tax - 7%

UTILITIES:
Electricity: Town of Farmville - (252) 753-3021
Telephone: Sprint Carolina
Residence - (252) 355-9111
Business - (252) 355-5131

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
BB&T - (252) 753-5366
Bank Of America - (252) 753-4135
Southern Bank - (252) 753-2161

Town of Fountain

POPULATION: (2006 Est.) - 536
Town Hall - (252) 749-2881

GOVERNMENT: Mayor / Commissioners
Shirley Mitchell, Mayor

TAX STRUCTURE:
Real Estate - $.60 per $100 assessed valuation.
Sales Tax - 7%

UTILITIES:
Electricity: Town of Fountain - (252) 749-2881
Telephone: Sprint Carolina Telephone
Residence - (252) 355-9111
Business - (252) 355-5131

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
BB&T - (252) 749-2221

Town of Grifton

POPULATION: (2006 Est.) - 2,219
Town Hall - (252) 524-5168

GOVERNMENT: Mayor /Commissioners / Manager
Tim Bright, Mayor
Shawn Condon, Town Administrator

TAX STRUCTURE:
Real Estate - $.55 per $100 assessed valuation.
Sales Tax - 7%

UTILITIES:
Electricity: Progress Energy - (800) 452-2777
Telephone: Sprint Carolina Telephone
Residence - (252) 355-9111
Business - (252) 355-5131

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
First Citizens Bank & Trust - (252) 524-4171

Town of Grimesland

POPULATION: (2006 Est.) - 439
Town Hall - (252) 752-6337

GOVERNMENT: Mayor / Aldermen
Edward Earl Aldridge, Mayor

TAX STRUCTURE:
Real Estate - $.45 per $100 assessed valuation
Sales Tax - 7%

UTILITIES:
Electricity: Progress Energy - (800) 452-2777
Telephone: Sprint Carolina Telephone
Residence - (252) 355-9111
Business - (252) 355-5131

Town of Simpson

POPULATION: (2006 Est.) - 464
Town Hall - (252) 757-1430

GOVERNMENT: Mayor / Council
David C. Boyd, Mayor

TAX STRUCTURE:
Real Estate - $.45 per $100 assessed valuation.
Sales Tax - 7%

UTILITIES:
Electricity: Greenville Utilities Commission - (252) 752-7166
Telephone: Sprint Carolina Telephone
Residence - (252) 355-9111
Business - (252) 355-5131

Town of Winterville

POPULATION: (2006 Est.) - 5,402
Town Hall - (252) 756-2221

GOVERNMENT: Mayor / Aldermen / Manager
Doug Jackson, Mayor
Bill Whisnant, Town Manager

TAX STRUCTURE:
Real Estate - $.45 per $100 assessed valuation
Sales Tax - 7%

UTILITIES:
Electricity: Town of Winterville - (252) 756-2221
Telephone: Sprint Carolina Telephone
Residence - (252) 355-9111
Business - (252) 355-5131

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
First Citizens Bank - (252) 321-6490
BB&T - (252) 756-3907

County of Pitt

PITT COUNTY FOUNDED: 1760

AREA SIZE: - 656.520 square miles

POPULATION: (2005 Est.) - 138,690

GOVERNMENT: Commissioners / Manager
Commissioners:
Jimmy Garris, Chair
Beth Ward, Vice Chair
Mark Owens, Jr                                                                                                                                                         Melvin McLawhorn
Tom Coulson
Eugene James
David Hammond
John Minges
Glenn Bowen


Government Offices:
1717 West Fifth Street
Greenville, NC 27834
County Manager: Scott Elliot - (252) 902-2950
Building Inspections - (252) 902-3150
Planning & Development - (252) 902-3250 
Recycling - (252) 902-3350
Register of Deeds - (252) 902-1650
Social Services - (252) 902-1110
Board of Elections - (252) 902-3300
Pitt County Development Commission - (252) 758-1989

LICENSES:
Business / Privilege License - (252) 830-4101

TAX STRUCTURE:
Real Estate - $ .70 per $100 assessed valuation.
Sales Tax - 7%
Occupancy Tax - 6%-
Tax Assessor - (252) 830-4111
Tax Collector - (252) 830-4101

UTILITIES:
Electricity & Gas: Greenville Utilities Commission - (252) 752-7166
Telephone: Sprint Carolina Telephone - Residential (252)355-9111; Commercial (252) 355-5131