Conway

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Conway

Total population

832

Median home value

$106,000

24.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$36,920

Conway$37k

National$74k

Air quality index

43Good

Elevation32 m

Land area4.72 km²

Weather89°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates36.44°, -77.23°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Conway is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Conway had a population of 752. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Conway, NC from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in North Carolina

• Milwaukee
  2.5 mi away · pop. 139
• Lasker
  7.5 mi away · pop. 152
• South Weldon
  20.9 mi away · pop. 500
• Weldon
  21.4 mi away · pop. 1,642
• Scotland Neck
  23.8 mi away · pop. 2,006
• South Rosemary
  27 mi away · pop. 2,475
• Askewville
  27.7 mi away · pop. 155
• Enfield
  30.4 mi away · pop. 2,153
• Speed
  34.7 mi away · pop. 64
• Windsor
  34.8 mi away · pop. 3,269
• Leggett
  36.7 mi away
• Littleton
  37.9 mi away · pop. 549

Browse all places in North Carolina →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Conway

The North-Carolina calculator, or, New practical arithmetic

James H. Conway · 1819

The gold mines, scenery and climate of Georgia and the Carolinas

Ross Conway Stone · 1878

African banjo echoes in Appalachia

Cecelia Conway · 1995

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

Rise gonna rise

Mimi Conway · 1979

Data recovery excavations at the Maple Swamp (38HR309) and Big Jones (38HR315) sites on the Conway bypass, Horry County, South Carolina

J. W. Joseph · 1998

History of Conway Baptist Church, 1905-2005

Wanda R. Taylor · 2005

The Norwoods of Conway County

Diane Hardin Norton · 2011

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Eastern Phantom Crane Fly

Bittacomorpha clavipes

Seen 2026-09-21

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Seen 2026-09-20

Southern Pine Sphinx

Lapara coniferarum

Seen 2026-09-16

Ailanthus Webworm Moth

Atteva aurea

Seen 2026-09-09

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-09-08

Common Whitetail

Plathemis lydia

Seen 2026-09-08

Tan Jumping Spider

Platycryptus undatus

Seen 2026-09-06

Eastern Hercules Beetle

Dynastes tityus

Seen 2026-09-04

Eastern Pondhawk

Erythemis simplicicollis

Seen 2026-09-03

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).