Stokes is an unincorporated community in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The community is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.
The Thomas Sheppard Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Stokes' local school is Stokes Elementary School, serving grades pre-K through 8th; North Pitt High School serving grades 9-12.
Stokes Regional Water Company serves local water needs; Stokes & Congleton Gas Co. is the local Propane(LP) supplier, www.stokescongleton.com ; Embarq is the local telephone and ADSL company; and GUC provides electricity.
Coordinates: 35°43′00″N 77°15′53″W / 35.71667°N 77.26472°W