Ayden is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States.

[4] The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area of North Carolina's Inner Banks region.

Businesses began to open up to support the new residents, and on February 3, 1891, the town was incorporated as "Ayden."

After experiencing difficult times during the Great Depression, and after the Second World War, the town began to grow.

The community is still growing today, due to the continued development of Greenville as an industrial and economic center for eastern North Carolina.

[7] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,977 people, 2,160 households, and 1,230 families residing in the town.

[9] Education in Ayden is administered by the Pitt County Public School System.

Higher education is provided by Pitt Community College, located between Ayden and Greenville.

The Ayden Collard Festival is held the week immediately following Labor Day in September.