Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Elizabethtown is a town of 3,277 people in Bladen County, North Carolina.
Why visit Elizabethtown
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 19 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Bladen County Training School and M60.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 91°F; January lows average 32°F.
Weather in Elizabethtown
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown is a town in and the county seat of Bladen County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,296 at the 2020 census. Elizabethtown was chartered in 1773 on the west banks of the Cape Fear River, approximately halfway between Fayetteville and Wilmington, North Carolina. Tory Hole Park in downtown Elizabethtown was the site of the Battle of Elizabethtown, a pivotal victory for the Patriots in the American Revolutionary War that ended Loyalist control of the region.
From the Wikipedia article Elizabethtown, North Carolina (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks3
Bladen County Training School
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.7 mi
Historic school building in North Carolina, US
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes19
Melvin's Hamburgers & Hot Dogs
Restaurant · 0.5 mi
133 West Broad Street, Elizabethtown
Mo-Sa 07:30-17:30
Giorgio's Restaurant & Pizza
Restaurant · Pizza
502 South Poplar Street, Elizabethtown
Hibachi Chinese
Restaurant · 0.5 mi
136 West Broad Street
Mo-Th 11:00-21:30; Fr 11:00-22:30; Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 11:30-21:30
Tokyo bistro
Restaurant · Japanese · 0.5 mi
132 South Poplar Street, Elizabethtown
Burney's Sweets & More
Bakery · 0.5 mi
106 Martin Luther King Drive, Elizabethtown
Domino's
Fast food · Pizza · 0.9 mi
1008 West Broad Street, Elizabethtown
Mo-Th 10:30-24:00; Fr-Sa 10:30-01:00; Su 10:30-24:00
7 more on the map.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship9
Trinity Methodist Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
Saint Christopher's Episcopal Church
Church · Episcopal · 2.1 mi
2602 West Broad Street, Elizabethtown
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Church · African Methodist Episcopal Zion · 0.4 mi
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Bladen County Public Library
Library · 0.6 mi
111 North Cypress Street, Elizabethtown
Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy
School · 0.7 mi
1360 Martin L King Jr Dr, Elizabethtown
Healthcare3
Map of Elizabethtown
56 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54°F | 32°F | 3.7 in |
| Feb | 59°F | 34°F | 3.5 in |
| Mar | 66°F | 40°F | 3.9 in |
| Apr | 75°F | 49°F | 3.5 in |
| May | 82°F | 58°F | 4.0 in |
| Jun | 87°F | 66°F | 5.1 in |
| Jul | 91°F | 70°F | 5.3 in |
| Aug | 88°F | 69°F | 6.6 in |
| Sep | 84°F | 64°F | 6.9 in |
| Oct | 75°F | 52°F | 3.7 in |
| Nov | 65°F | 40°F | 3.6 in |
| Dec | 58°F | 35°F | 3.4 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Elizabethtown (0 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Bladen County has had 20 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2026-01-24: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2024-09-26: Hurricane Helene (Tropical Storm)
- 2024-08-06: Tropical Storm Debby (Tropical Storm)
- 2022-10-01: Hurricane Ian (Hurricane)
- 2020-08-02: Hurricane Isaias (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-25: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Lumberton Regional Airport (LBT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 miles away.
- Barker Ten Mile 22 mi west, about 36 min by car
- Lumberton 23 mi west, about 38 min by car
- Chadbourn 24 mi southwest, about 39 min by car
- Bonnetsville 29 mi northeast, about 47 min by car
- Hope Mills 31 mi northwest, about 50 min by car
- Clinton 31 mi northeast, about 49 min by car
- Eastover 34 mi north, about 55 min by car
- Fayetteville 38 mi northwest, about 1 h by car
- Burgaw 39 mi east, about 1 h by car
- Leland 43 mi southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bladen County Courthouse, Indy beetle, CC0
- Trinity Methodist Church, Elizabethtown, Nyttend, Public domain
- Elizabethtown Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown, North Carolina, Gerry Dincher from Hope Mills, NC, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Trinity Methodist Church, Elizabethtown, NC, Gerry Dincher, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Vapor Shack, Gerry Dincher from Hope Mills, NC, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bladen County Training School, Nyttend, Public domain
- ISS053-E-112955 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-114964 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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