Swift Creek, North Carolina

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Swift Creek is an unincorporated community within Pitt County, located south of Greenville along North Carolina Highway 102.

Pitt County, North Carolina U.S. county in North Carolina, United States

Pitt County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 168,148, making it the seventeenth-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Greenville.

Greenville, North Carolina City in North Carolina, United States

Greenville is the county seat of and the most populous city in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States; the principal city of the Greenville metropolitan area; and the 11th-most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain. The city's official population as of the 2017 United States census estimate is 92,156 residents while the Greenville Metropolitan Area includes 179,042 people, making Greenville one of the densest municipalities in the state. In January 2008 and January 2010, Greenville was named one of the nation's "100 Best Communities for Young People" by the America's Promise Alliance. In June 2012, Greenville was ranked in the top ten of the nation's "Best Small Places For Business And Careers" by Forbes magazine. In 2010 Greenville was ranked twenty-fourth in mid-city business growth and development by Forbes Magazine.

North Carolina Highway 102 highway in North Carolina

North Carolina Highway 102 (NC 102) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from NC 903 near Ayden to US 17 near Hackney between Vanceboro and Chocowinity. Most of the highway is rural, the only town it serves is Ayden.

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Coordinates: 35°26′20″N77°18′34″W / 35.4389836°N 77.3094674°W / 35.4389836; -77.3094674

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