Emit is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Johnston County,

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, United States, situated at the intersection of

North Carolina Highway 39 North Carolina Highway 39 (NC 39) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Traveling north–south, it connects the cities of Selma, Louisburg and Henderson, in the Research Triangle area. Route descript ...

and

North Carolina Highway 231 North Carolina Highway 231 (NC 231) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. NC 231 travels through Wake County, North Carolina, Wake County, Johnston County, North Carolina, Johnston County, and Nash Coun ...

. It lies at an elevation of 285 feet (87 m).

Notable person

Pro wrestler C. W. Anderson is from Emit.

References

Unincorporated communities in Johnston County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina {{JohnstonCountyNC-geo-stub