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Quality of life
Welcome to Greenville, NC, where life’s a graceful balance of front-porch friendly and business-world sharp, a balance lit up and alive with all the amenities of a metropolitan university town. Where we enjoy the company of our neighbors on summer nights, talking on the porch about the day’s news and sports scores from the latest Pirate’s game, until someone flips a coin to see who’ll run out for barbecue.
Uptown Greenville
Nestled between the Tar River and ECU’s main campus, Greenville’s vibrant center city district is home to an increasing number of local restaurants and businesses. Explore the growing art, music, and food scene through exhibits at the Greenville Museum of Art, Art Avenue, Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge, and with food and live music performances at Winslow’s, Starlight Café, The Scullery, Tipsy Teapot at Limelight, and many more. Exciting community events take place at Five Points Plaza year-round including: Uptown Greenville Umbrella Market, Freeboot Fridays, First Friday ArtWalk, PubWalks, BMX-Fest, PirateFest, Greenville’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, and Christmas Parade & Holiday Market. The Jolly Trolley provides tours and transportation throughout the Uptown District during most of these celebrations!
Outdoor activities
Greenville Town Common & Tar River
Located adjacent to the Uptown Greenville District, this open green space is connected to the South Greenville Greenway by paved walkways, the Town Creek Bridge, and a 1500-foot esplanade along the Tar River. Feeding into the Pamlico Sound, this peaceful river provides opportunities for fishing, boating, and kayaking. The Tar River also serves as a scenic backdrop for the Greenville Toyota Amphitheater, where the people come together to relax and enjoy live music during the Sunday in the Park Summer Concert Series, Greenville Grooves Music Festival, PirateFest, and many other annual events.
River Park North
This beautiful natural area encompasses 324 acres of land and 1.2 miles of water along the Tar River for camping, hiking, fishing, water activities, and educational programs. The on-site Walter L. Stasavich Science and Nature Center offers opportunities to learn about science and nature in Eastern NC with a variety of exhibits, including a turtle touch tank, 10,000-gallon freshwater aquarium, live snakes, and more. Listed on the NC Birding Trail, you may see Bald Eagles and Osprey fly overhead, along with Yellowthroat, Indigo Bunting, and Blue Grosbeak throughout the park, as well as wading birds and other wintering waterfowl at the lakes.
Health care options
ECU Physicians
ECU Physicians, the medical practice of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, is a leader in patient care, research and education. In partnership with affiliated teaching hospital Vidant Medical Center, we’re dedicated to improving our region’s health with superior medical care in Greenville and throughout eastern North Carolina.
Because ECU Physicians is the largest and most comprehensive practice in the region, our patients benefit from a vast array of services.
Through primary care clinics like our state-of-the-art Family Medicine Center, we offer preventive and routine health care services to meet the needs of all your family members, from newborns to the elderly. And the broad range of highly skilled specialists at ECU Physicians means our patients also have access to the most advanced treatments available for a host of medical conditions.
Rapid Access
Rapid Access is a health care service that offers all East Carolina University employees and their immediate families same-day doctor’s appointments for urgent general-care needs.
Vidant Medical Center
Located in Greenville, the fast-growing cultural hub of eastern North Carolina, Vidant Medical Center is the heart of the Vidant Health system. We have more than 900 licensed beds and are proud to offer extensive inpatient and outpatient services to more than 1.4 million people across 29 counties.
Vidant Medical Center is the third largest Level I Trauma Center in the nation and serves as the flagship teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. We are a tertiary care referral center and have been designated a Magnet® facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Our thousands of dedicated health care professionals include specialists from all over the country and around the world.
Schools
Mission Statement
Pitt County Schools will ensure that all students are provided a rigorous and personalized education that prepares them for the ever-changing challenges of the 21st century.
Vision Statement
Pitt County Schools; a system of excellence partnering with family and community to prepare students to function effectively in a rapidly changing world by developing global citizens through academic excellence.
Employment opportunities for spouses/partners
Employment opportunities for spouses and partners are plentiful in Greenville, NC. Industries include Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology, Advanced Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Food and Agricultural Products, Medical Devices and a comprehensive medical center.
Social
Dining
Sense of Community
The City of Greenville would like to welcome you to town. This page is here to answer common questions and provide important information so that your move to Greenville will be successful.
Shopping, Arts & Entertainment
Elder Care – Pitt County Council on Aging
North Carolina Barbecue
The North Carolina Barbecue Society’s Historic Barbecue Trail is a finger lickin’ culinary trail that kicks off in right here in Pitt County and stretches across the state. These restaurants feature pit-cooked pork ‘cue with vinegar/pepper-based sauce and all the fixings that make Eastern NC barbecue world famous. The trail starts at the nationally-acclaimed Skylight Inn in Ayden. Founded by Pete Jones, Skylight Inn has been an Eastern NC staple since the early 1800’s and was proclaimed “Barbeque Capital of the World” by National Geographic. Next is B’s Barbecue in Greenville, owned and operated by the McLawhorn family. They close up once they sell out for the day, so it’s best to get in line early. Look for an old general store on B’s Barbecue Road. Finally, the Pitt County portion of the trail ends with Jack Cobb & Son Barbecue in Farmville. They are only open 3 days a week, but food that good deserves to be planned around. Greenville and Pitt County also have many other delicious BBQ restaurants waiting to satisfy all your cue’ cravings.