About The Town of Mount Olive

Named for the biblical Mount of Olives, there’s nary a hill in site. And while the area is known for its agriculture, olives aren’t grown here. Hence the incongruity of our name: no mounts in Mount Olive, nor olives, either.

But, we are home to the Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Mount Olive College, and several corporate headquarters: Southern Bank, Andy’s Shakes & Fries, handy mart, and Friendly Mart.  We are also famed for the N.C. Pickle Festival, drawing thousands each year in April.

Not bad for a little town of less than 5,000.

Visit our historic downtown, where the trains still rumble through each day and where storefronts and homes look much the same as they did at the turn of the last century.