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Ayden
- Town Hall: 4144 West Ave., P.O. Box 219, 746-7035
- Mayor: Stephen W. Tripp
- Manager: Adam G. Mitchell
- Clerk: Dorothy Bridges
- Commissioners: Louise Pritchard, Leonard Gibson, Donald Skinner, Gloria Dixon, Mary Alice Davenport
- Meetings: Second and fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the District Courtroom on the second floor of town hall
- Population: 4,624
- Tax Rate: 52 cents per $100 valuation
- Police Chief: Charles Crudup
- Fire Chief: Jeff Tripp
- Rescue Captain: Shane Hall
Bethel
- Town Hall: 141 W. Railroad St., P.O. Box 337, 825-6191, Fax: 825-1060
- Mayor: Frank M. Hemingway
- Clerk: Allen Smith
- Town Manager: Greg Zephir
- Town Commissioners: Ed Dennis, Robert Briley, Janet Davis, Fred Whitehurst, Gloristine Brown. Commissioners and mayor elected at-large to two-year terms.
- Meeting: 7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month
- Tax rate: 59 cents per $100 valuation
- Population: 1,681
- Police Chief: Reginald Roberts
- Fire Chief: Doug House
- Rescue: Provided by Pitt County
Falkland
- Town Hall: 5901 S. Main St., 757-1648 (Office staffed on Thursday nights)
- Mayor: J.P. Stancil
- Clerk: Vickie Wells
- Town Commissioners: David Carraway, mayor pro tem, Herbert Dail, James Norville. Commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms.
- Meetings: Regular meeting 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the Falkland Community Building
- Tax Rate: 45 cents per $100 valuation
- Population: 112
- Police: Provided by the Pitt County Sheriff's Office
- Fire Chief: William Ed Proctor, Falkland Volunteer Fire Department
- Rescue Captain: Jamie Norville
Farmville
- Town Hall: 3672 N. Main St., P.O. Box 86, 753-5774
- Mayor: Bobby Evans
- Clerk: Amy Johnson
- Town Manager: Richard N. Hicks
- Board of Commissioners: Joe Kue, Oliver Murphrey, Joe Hillard, George Tyler, Lester Gay. Commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms. Mayor elected every two years.
- Meetings: 7:30 p.m. at town hall first Tuesday of each month
- Tax rate: 49 cents per $100 valuation
- Population: 4,586
- Police Chief: Robert Smith
- Fire Chief: John Baker
- Rescue Captain: Helen Reel
Fountain
- Town Hall: 6777 W. Wilson St., P.O. Box 134, 749-2881
- Mayor: Shirley Mitchell
- Clerk: Letha Hines
- Commissioners: Darlene Gaynor, Carloyn Moore, Irvin Oakley, Gloria Kesler, Ronnie Strickland (mayor pro tem). The mayor is elected to two-year terms, commissioners serve four-year terms.
- Meetings: 7 p.m. second Tuesday of each month at the Fountain Community Building
- Tax Rate: 60 cents per $100 valuation
- Population: 537
- Police: Provided by Pitt County Sheriff's Department
- Fire Chief: Steve Ellis
- Rescue Captain: George Bell
Grifton
- Town Hall: 528 Queen St., P.O. Box 579, 524-5168.
- Mayor: Tim A. Bright
- Town Commissioners: William C. Smith, Johnny Craft, Billy Kornegay, Eugene Fleming, Richard Hill. Commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms.
- Meetings: Regular meeting at town hall every second Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
- Tax Rate: 57 cents per $100 valuation
- Population: 2,238
- Town administrator: vacant
- Town Clerk: Pat Bryan
- Police Chief: Warren Morrisette Jr.
- Fire Chief: Ed Meeks
- Rescue Captain: Ervin Harper
Grimesland
- Town Hall: 7592 Pitt St., P.O. Box 147, 752-6337
- Mayor: Edward Earl Aldridge
- Town Clerk: Dorothy Sullivan
- Board of Aldermen: Mayor Pro-tem Gerald Whitley, Thomas J. Dixon, Danny Strickland Jr., John Farr. Aldermen are elected at-large to two-year terms.
- Meetings: 6:30 p.m. second Tuesday of each month at town meeting room adjacent to town hall
- Tax rate: 45 cents per $100 valuation
- Population: 439
- Police: Provided by Pitt County Sheriff's Office
- Fire Chief: Mitchell Holloman
Simpson
- Town Hall: 2768 Thompson St., P.O. Box 10, 757-1430
- Mayor: David C. Boyd Jr.
- Clerk: Jeannette Newbern
- Town Council: Mayor Pro-tem Brenda Hawkins and Andy Giordano. Council members are elected at large to two-year terms.
- Meetings: Regular meetings at 7 p.m. at town hall the third Monday of each month
- Tax Rate: 45 cents per $100 valuation
- Population: 475
- Police Chief: Tony C. Jackson
- Fire Chief: Johnnie Mayo, Simpson Rural Fire Department
- Rescue Captain: William H. Brown, Eastern Pines Rescue Squad
Winterville
- Town Hall: 2571 Railroad St., P.O. Box 1459, 756-2221
- Mayor: Doug Jackson
- Manager: Bill Whisnant
- Clerk: Tangi Williams
- Board of Aldermen: Velma Harper, Ed William Worthington, David Hooks, Jim Schaffer, Wayne Holloman. Aldermen are elected at-large to four-year terms.
- Meetings: Regular meeting 7 p.m. at town hall second Monday of every month
- Tax rate: 45 cents per $100
- Population: 5,102
- Police Chief: Billy Wilkes
- Fire Chief: Danny Coward
- Rescue Captain: Jon Yuhas