Askewville is a town in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2), all land.

There were 85 housing units at an average density of 144.1 per square mile (55.6/km2).

18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 8.7% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 34.0% of those 65 or over.