Pinetops is a town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States.

It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,200 people, 567 households, and 391 families residing in the town.

Pinetops offers a wonderful quality of life, with a three campus school system, a variety of businesses, churches and friendly people.