Northampton County reports about 365 gonorrhea cases per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. Whether you live in Rich Square, North Carolina and need a one-time concern or you want regular check-ups, choose how you'd like to be tested. Public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. See the options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Rich Square, NC. The nearest, Rural Health Group, is about 0.1 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, a rural health clinic in Rich Square, weaves STI care into the broader rhythm of primary care: the standard panel, sliding-scale fees, and same-visit bacterial treatment are all here, by appointment, with Spanish-language services on-site.
Plenty of clinics offer care that technically reaches Spanish speakers, through scheduling workarounds or third-party arrangements that slow everything down. At Rural Health Group in Rich Square, Spanish is a direct clinical capability, meaning the conversation about symptoms, history, and treatment happens without a delay built into the middle of it.
Rural Health Group prescribes PrEP, Truvada or Descovy, and manages the ongoing HIV and kidney-function monitoring the regimen requires. That continuity of prescribing and follow-up within one practice means the prevention plan doesn't depend on coordinating across separate providers.
A gonorrhea-chlamydia-syphilis-HIV panel leaves herpes and hepatitis untested, which means a diagnosis delayed or a second appointment elsewhere if those concerns surface after the fact. Rural Health Group's panel in Rich Square extends to herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C, so the full picture comes from a single visit.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
A free or low-cost STD-testing option about 6 miles from Rich Square.
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American Sign Language, Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Woodland Primary Care in Woodland extends its federally qualified mandate to anyone navigating care without insurance or paying out of pocket. Sliding-scale fees make syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening realistic regardless of income, and no appointment is needed to get started.
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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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Rich Square, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & 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, 95 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Rich Square. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 18 offer telehealth.
John Pickett, DO
Family medicine · 300 North Main Street, Rich Square
Semaan El Khoury, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 114 Hollowell Road, Aulander
Richard Moore, MD
Family medicine · 9409 Nc Hwy 305, Jackson
Gilberto Navarro, MD
Internal medicine · 305 Beechwood Boulevard, Murfreesboro
Robert Cooke, MD
OB-GYN · 700 A Academy Street South, Ahoskie
Chidebe Udeozo, MD
Family medicine · 500 Academy Street South, Ahoskie
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 Rich Square, 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 Service
0.1 miFutrell Pharmacy
11 miTaylor Drug Company
12 miMcDowell's Pharmacy
13 miKerr Drug
13 mi
15 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Rich Square, 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 Rich Square, 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.
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Rich Square, compare with North Carolina and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~16% 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).
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Local context
South Main Street defines the daily rhythm of Rich Square as much as anything, a corridor where longtime homeowners and a sizable share of renters share the same stretch of Northampton County, most households running lean on a modest cost of living that still shapes every discretionary decision. With nearly two-thirds of residents owning their homes, roots here run deep, but the relatively low labor-force participation means many adults are navigating caregiving, fixed incomes, or irregular work. Schedules that don't bend easily around clinic appointments. That reality matters most for younger adults in their late teens and twenties, a group whose relationship patterns shift fastest and who are least likely to prioritize screening when getting anywhere requires a car and a committed block of time.
Including low- or no-cost visits that don't hinge on whether a household clears five figures. With only about one in ten households earning above that threshold and a meaningful unemployment rate, cost-accessible testing isn't a bonus. It's what makes screening realistic. Reviewing the listed options before heading out on US 258 is the most direct first step.
Getting there
At 2.84/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Rich Square 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 27869 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 27869 area around Rich Square: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Rich Square alone.
Rich Square sits in Northampton County, ZIP 27869. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Rich Square? 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 Rich Square-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 Rich Square 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 (0.1 mi); 3 options are within 30 miles.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
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.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 27869; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Public health clinics, family-planning clinics, and many school or campus health centers test teens and young adults, often free.
That's a myth; STIs need sexual contact to spread, not surfaces.
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