Mount Pleasant North Carolina Map
Mount Pleasant, Hyde County
Explore Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Mount Pleasant, NC street map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
Interactive Map of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina
How to Use This Mount Pleasant, North Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mount Pleasant, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Mount Pleasant and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mount Pleasant.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Mount Pleasant |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Hyde |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.41517 |
| Longitude | -76.082964 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28624, 28657, 27011, 28124 |
| Area Code | 336, 704, 980 |
| County Seat | Swan Quarter |
| School District | Cabarrus County Schools |
About Mount Pleasant, North Carolina
Mount Pleasant is a locality in Hyde County, North Carolina, United States. Mount Pleasant is located at 35.4152°N, 76.0830°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28124.0.
Mount Pleasant sits where the rolling Piedmont begins to gather itself, a landscape of gentle slopes and fertile valleys that cradle the town. It lies 58.2 miles east-northeast of New Bern, NC (from New Bern, NC: bearing 68°T), and is situated 59.2 miles northeast of Havelock. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a certain sweetness, a blend of pine and damp earth that seems to settle deep into your lungs. Oak and hickory trees, their branches gnarled like ancient storytellers, stand sentinel over fields that shift from the vibrant green of spring to the burnished gold of harvest. The sky above Mount Pleasant often stretches out in vast, unbroken expanses, a canvas for clouds that drift with a slow, deliberate grace, and the light at dusk can paint the western horizon in hues of rose and lavender, a quiet spectacle that marks the day's peaceful conclusion. The roots of Mount Pleasant run deep, intertwined with the agricultural heritage of the Piedmont, where tobacco and cotton once defined the rhythm of life for generations. While those industries have evolved, the spirit of enterprise endures, now finding expression in a diversified local economy that supports a close-knit community. You can still sense the echoes of a past where the hum of machinery from textile mills might have been the dominant sound, but today, Mount Pleasant buzzes with a different kind of energy, one that honors its history while looking forward. There's a palpable sense of neighborliness, a courteous Southern register that makes a traveler feel not like a stranger, but like someone who has simply arrived home, even if for a brief stay.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Gull Rock Game Land (Marine Protected Area) — 0.8 mi, 290° W
- Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.0 mi, 007° N · 100k acres
- Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.1 mi, 229° SW · 50k acres
- Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 7.1 mi, 229° SW · 8,920 acres
- Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 10.8 mi, 295° NW · 755 acres
- Alligator River Preserve (Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 014° N
- Mattie Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 13.9 mi, 267° W
- Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge Coastal Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 17.9 mi, 358° N
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 21.2 mi, 165° S · 58k acres
- Historic Civil War Marker (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 165° S
- Ocracoke Visitor Center Amphitheater (Theatre) — 21.4 mi, 165° S
- LT. Robert Maynard (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 165° S
- USRC Mercury (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 165° S
- Light Station (Viewpoint) — 21.9 mi, 165° S
- Ocracoke Pony Pens (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 147° SE
- Fort Ocarcoke (Historic Ruins) — 22.0 mi, 175° S
- Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 23.6 mi, 177° S · 41k acres
- Middle Community Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 24.5 mi, 179° S
- Graveyard Atlantic Museum and Ramp 55 (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 124° SE
- Hello from Hatteras (Gallery) — 26.7 mi, 121° SE
- Frisco Hatteras Access (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 119° SE
- Frisco Bathhouse Sandy Bay Day Use Area (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 118° SE
- Pettigrew State Park (State Park) — 28.6 mi, 318° NW
- Lake Phelps State Lake (State Park) — 29.3 mi, 321° NW
- Belhaven Memorial Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 286° W
- Studio 12 (Gallery) — 32.9 mi, 098° E
- Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Pavillion (Theatre) — 33.3 mi, 110° E
- Lost Colony Museum and Gifts (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 108° E
- Red Wolf Center (Museum) — 34.7 mi, 345° N
- Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 52.1 mi, 230° SW · 162k acres
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About This Mount Pleasant Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.41517, -76.082964. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Mount Pleasant and Hyde County.
Detailed location data for Mount Pleasant includes the ZIP code (28624), telephone area code (336, 704, 980), county seat of Hyde County (Swan Quarter), and school district assignment (Cabarrus County Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Mount Pleasant is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
