NC 30 is primarily a two-lane rural highway which serves communities northeast of Greenville entirely in Pitt County.

There have been three designations of NC 30 since the inception of the North Carolina State Highway system.

NC 30 exits Stokes to the southeast, continuing through a predominantly rural residential area.

The highway makes a slight adjustment to the south north of Briery Creek Road, an orientation it maintains for the remainder of its route.

NC 30 continues southeast of Briery Creek Road for 5.5 miles (8.9 km) until reaching its eastern terminus at US 264.

[3][1] The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) measures average daily traffic volumes along many of the roadways it maintains.

As a multiple of "10" it was a major cross-state route, connecting Wilmington to the Virginia state line via Jacksonville, New Bern, Washington, and Ahoskie.

From its southern terminus, the highway continued northward for 11 miles (18 km) to Powellsville where it intersected NC 350.

NC 30A continued north for 6 miles (9.7 km), entering into Hertford County and Ahoskie.