Syphilis is reported about 13% higher in Northampton County than across the United States. If you're in Jackson, North Carolina and wondering about testing, either after a possible exposure or as routine care, consider that some clinics in the area accept walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits allow for greater scheduling flexibility.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Jackson, NC. The nearest, Rural Health Group at Jackson, is about 1.7 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
Rural Health Group at Jackson, in Jackson, welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening without an appointment. Backed by federally qualified health center funding, it offers sliding-scale fees tied to income and screens for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia in a single visit.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Northampton County Health Department in Jackson runs STI care on a walk-in basis, covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in a single visit, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and fees scaled to income. Services available in Spanish.
For Spanish speakers without a primary care provider, navigating sexual health at a clinic that requires interpretation workarounds adds friction at exactly the wrong moment. Northampton County Health Department delivers STI care directly in Spanish (counseling, treatment decisions, and follow-up conversation included) so nothing essential gets compressed or lost.
Anyone without a regular provider who needs clarity beyond the standard four infections finds real value in a panel that extends to herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Northampton County Health Department tests all three alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. A meaningful range to cover in one walk-in visit.
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English, Spanish
Tests offered
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Care services
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Halifax County Public Health System, Halifax's public health department clinic, runs on sliding-scale fees with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted. It covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. By appointment, with care available in Spanish.
Plenty of STI clinics hand you results for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV and consider the job done. Herpes simply isn't on the order. Halifax County Public Health System adds herpes to the panel, closing a gap that would otherwise send you somewhere else entirely.
When a clinic can't serve you in Spanish, the follow-through suffers. A treatment explanation gets lost, a question goes unasked, a prescription goes unfilled. Halifax County Public Health System delivers care directly in Spanish, so nothing critical falls between the appointment and the outcome.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Free tool · not a clinic
Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Conclusive after |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Gonorrhea | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Trichomoniasis | 7 days after exposure | 28 days after exposure |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10 days after exposure | 33 days after exposure |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18 days after exposure | 45 days after exposure |
| HIV (antibody) | 21 days after exposure | 84 days after exposure |
| Syphilis | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis B | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis C | 56 days after exposure | 77 days after exposure |
| Herpes (HSV) | 28 days after exposure | 112 days after exposure |
Guidance only, confirm timing with a clinician. A negative result before the conclusive date may need a repeat test.
Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.
Public / community clinic
Free HIV testing is common
Private lab (self-pay)
Never billed to insurance
At-home kit
Mailed to your door, private
Doctor / urgent care
Often $0 preventive with insurance
No centers match those filters. Clear the service-type filter or the opening-hours filters to see every center.
Every other option
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
Test from home
The nearest testing center is about 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Jackson, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome (opens in a new tab) program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
$79 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & up
Best for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 79 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Jackson. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 11 offer telehealth.
Richard Moore, MD
Family medicine · 9409 Nc Hwy 305, Jackson
Mario Fiorilli, MD
Infectious disease · 19 Dobbs Street, Halifax
John Pickett, DO
Family medicine · 300 North Main Street, Rich Square
Ronald Hughes, MD
Family medicine · 100 College Drive, Weldon
Vijayalakshmi Mamedi, MD
Family medicine · 2066 Nc Hwy 125, Roanoke Rapids
Makunda Abdul-Mbacke, MD
OB-GYN · 306 Becker Drive, Roanoke Rapids
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
No pharmacy near Jackson, NC publishes an STD-related service or holds a current CLIA testing certificate, so these are simply the closest. Contact a location directly to confirm counter hours, services, prices, and availability before visiting.
Futrell Pharmacy
0.1 miFutrell Pharmacy Service
11 miTaylor Drug Company
11 mi
12 mi Spears Pharmacy
13 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Jackson, NC.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Jackson, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
How reported STI rates in Northampton County, the county that includes Jackson, compare with North Carolina and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~33% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#13 of 100 North Carolina counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 87% of the state
| Infection | Northampton County | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 909.4 152 cases ▲ 50% | 607.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 364.9 61 cases ▲ 50% | 243.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 17.9 3 cases ▼ 10% | 19.9 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 17.9 3 cases ▲ 13% | 15.8 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 6 1 cases ▼ 75% | 24 | 29.5 |
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Northampton County, chlamydia has risen from 778.4 to 909.4 per 100,000 (17%), gonorrhea has fallen from 509.4 to 364.9 per 100,000 (28%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 17.5 to 17.9 per 100,000 (2%).
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Northampton County.
Local HIV snapshot
Northampton County HIV care continuum (2020)
Northampton County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 15.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Northampton County residents living with HIV, 82.6% are in care · 78.3% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC AtlasPlus · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Northampton County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
West Jefferson Street runs through the heart of Jackson, past the Northampton County Museum and out toward Jackson Recreational Park, and the households along that corridor reflect something distinctive about this town: nearly four in five residents own their homes, and more than a third of adults are married. Health decisions here tend to be made within established households, often weighing shared budgets against competing priorities. With home values modest and a significant share of residents outside the formal workforce, discretionary spending, including a clinic visit, gets scrutinized carefully. That household stability coexists with real economic pressure.
Typical rents are low by most standards, but unemployment running above the state norm means a meaningful slice of residents are stretching limited income across everyday needs. For younger adults in Jackson, people in their late teens and twenties forming relationships and navigating new health responsibilities, cost and distance both factor into whether screening actually happens. Northampton County's STI figures reflect patterns common to rural counties with constrained healthcare access. For someone living on West Jefferson Street, staying current on screening isn't abstract: the county numbers are a reminder that transmission moves through real communities, and knowing your status is simply how you stay ahead of it.
Getting there
At 3.94/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Jackson generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 27845 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 27845 area around Jackson: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Jackson alone.
Jackson sits in Northampton County, ZIP 27845. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Major routes
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Jackson? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Reference
Everything to know before you test in Northampton County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under North Carolina law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
| Group | Tests | How often |
|---|---|---|
| Everyone aged 13–64 | HIV | At least once |
| Sexually active women under 25 | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Women 25+ with new or multiple partners | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Pregnant people | HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia | Early in pregnancy |
| Gay & bisexual men (MSM) | Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV | Every 3–6 months |
| Anyone who shares injection equipment | HIV, hepatitis B & C | At least yearly |
| All adults at least once | Hepatitis C | At least once |
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Jackson-area provider.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Gonorrhea | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Trichomoniasis | 1–4 weeks | Urine or swab |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10–33 days | Blood |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18–45 days | Blood |
| HIV (antibody) | 3–12 weeks | Blood / oral |
| Syphilis | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis B | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis C | 8–11 weeks | Blood |
| Herpes (HSV) | 4–16 weeks (antibody); swab a sore | Blood / swab |
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Jackson often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
| Test | Reference price | CPT / HCPCS |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87491 |
| Gonorrhea (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87591 |
| Trichomoniasis (NAAT) | $47.76 | 87661 |
| HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody | $26.87 | 87389 |
| HIV-1/2 antibody | $22.44 | 86703 |
| Syphilis (RPR/VDRL) | $5.61 | 86592 |
| Syphilis (treponemal antibody) | $17.49 | 86780 |
| Herpes (HSV NAAT) | $47.76 | 87529 |
| Hepatitis B surface antigen | $15.33 | 87340 |
| Hepatitis C antibody | $29.16 | 86803 |
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Two things that actually depend on North Carolina law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
In North Carolina, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
North Carolina permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in North CarolinaSource: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
The closest is Rural Health Group at Jackson (1.7 mi); 3 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 909 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the North Carolina average.
In North Carolina, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, pelvic or lower-belly pain can be a sign of untreated chlamydia or gonorrhea spreading, so see a provider and test.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
It's curable with antibiotics; catching it early avoids serious complications.
A retest around 3 months after treatment is recommended for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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