Population: 278. Estimated population in July 2020: 267 (-4.0% change)
Males: 122 (43.9%), Females: 156 (56.1%)
Washington County
Zip code: 27928
Median resident age: 43.3 years
Median household income: $20,833
Median house value: $64,300
Races in Creswell:
- White Non-Hispanic (50.0%)
- Black (39.9%)
- Hispanic (6.8%)
- Other race (4.7%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (12.2%), United States (7.9%), Irish (3.6%), German (2.9%), Dutch (1.4%), Subsaharan African (1.1%).
Elevation: 7 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Creswell
- High school or higher: 68.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Creswell town
- Never married: 31.9%
- Now married: 45.6%
- Separated: 4.4%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 8.8%
4.7% Foreign born (4.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -81 (-22.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Creswell:
- CHOWAN HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; EDENTON, NC)
- WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; PLYMOUTH, NC)
- PUNGO DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; BELHAVEN, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Creswell:
- OCEANA NAS /APOLLO SOUCEK FIELD/ (about 70 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; Abbreviation: NTU)
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 71 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)
- CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 71 miles; NEW BERN, NC; Abbreviation: EWN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Creswell:
- NORTHEASTERN RGNL (about 16 miles; EDENTON, NC; Abbreviation: EDE)
- PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 26 miles; PLYMOUTH, NC; Abbreviation: PMZ)
- ELIZABETH CITY CG AIR STATION/RGNL (about 31 miles; ELIZABETH CITY, NC; Abbreviation: ECG)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Creswell:
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
- NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,820)
- ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 69 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,083)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
- OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 13,330)
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,249)
Schools
Public high school in Creswell:
- CRESWELL HIGH (Students: 143; Location: 115 WEST MIDDLE STREET; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Creswell:
- CRESWELL ELEMENTARY (Students: 212; Location: 200 SOUTH SEVENTH ST; Grades: PK – 06)