Welcome to Friendship ...

Friendship is located in Wake County<1>.

The location of Friendship has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Friendship is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Friendship lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Friendship: (919) and (984)<4>

Communities Also Named Friendship ...

While we believe that this Friendship is located in Wake County, we know of another 5 North Carolina communities named Friendship. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cherokee, Duplin, Guilford, Stokes and Yadkin County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 72 communities that are also named Friendship - they are located in Alabama (7), Arkansas (4), Florida, Georgia (6), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (4), Mississippi (5), Missouri, New Jersey (3), New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (7), Texas (11), Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Friendship.

Communities near Friendship ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Friendship.

• Raleigh
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <5>
• Cary
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Cary is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <5>
• Apex
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
  • Apex is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <5>
• Chapel Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Hill is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <5>
• Holly Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Holly Springs is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <5>
• Garner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
  • Garner is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <5>
• Fuquay - Varina
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuquay - Varina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuquay - Varina
  • Fuquay - Varina is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fuquay - Varina <5>
• Morrisville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Durham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <5>
• Carrboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrboro
  • Carrboro is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrboro <5>
• Angier
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angier
  • Angier is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angier <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Friendship. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Friendship.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Friendship. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friendship.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Friendship. See our Newspapers Page for Friendship.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friendship ...

Looking for more information about Friendship? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Friendship, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Friendship.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Friendship. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/