Beaufort County, North Carolina

Beaufort County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF BEAUFORT GUS Population: 44,576 (2024) ID: 191037	County	Official County Government	Contact: CHAIRMAN 121 W 3RD ST, WASHINGTON NC 27889-4901
CITY OF WASHINGTON GUS Population: 9,738 (2024) ID: 208944	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CFO/ ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER PO BOX 1988, WASHINGTON NC 27889-1988
TOWN OF BELHAVEN GUS Population: 1,406 (2024) ID: 205058	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: FINANCE DIRECTOR PO BOX 220, BELHAVEN NC 27810-0220
TOWN OF CHOCOWINITY GUS Population: 748 (2024) ID: 131697	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK/FINANCE OFFICER PO BOX 145, CHOCOWINITY NC 27817-0145
TOWN OF AURORA GUS Population: 451 (2024) ID: 131696	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK - FINANCE OFFICER PO BOX 86, AURORA NC 27806-0086
TOWN OF WASHINGTON PARK GUS Population: 382 (2024) ID: 212080	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 632, WASHINGTON NC 27889-0632
TOWN OF BATH GUS Population: 241 (2024) ID: 171133	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 1006, BATH NC 27808-1006
TOWN OF PANTEGO GUS Population: 161 (2024) ID: 186772	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CLERK PO BOX 87, PANTEGO NC 27860-0087