Welcome to Archer Lodge (aka 'Archer') ...

The town of Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Archer Lodge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Archer Lodge has a population of 5,171 people<2> (see below for details).

Archer Lodge is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Archer Lodge: (919) & (984)<4>

The town of Archer Lodge has also been called Archer.

Websites for Archer Lodge ...

Official Website: www.townofarcherlodge.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Archer Lodge had an population of 5,171 people. This is an increase of 20.48% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 78.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Archer Lodge had a population of 4,292 people. This makes Archer Lodge the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Archer Lodge represents 0.05% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 150th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,292 people, the population of Archer Lodge increased 48.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,894 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Archer Lodge.

Communities near Archer Lodge ...

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

• Raleigh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Garner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
• Clayton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• Knightdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
  • Knightdale is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <5>
• Smithfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <5>
• Wendell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
  • Wendell is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <5>
• Rolesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
  • Rolesville is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <5>
• Selma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <5>
• Zebulon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <5>
• Wilson's Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
  • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people

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 Archer Lodge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Archer Lodge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Archer Lodge. 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 Archer Lodge.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Archer Lodge ...

Looking for more information about Archer Lodge? 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 Archer Lodge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Archer Lodge.

Adding Archer Lodge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Archer Lodge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Archer Lodge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Archer Lodge post office opened in 1877.

We also found Archer Lodge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Archer Lodge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Archer Lodge: www.townofarcherlodge.com/

The official website for Johnston County: www.co.johnston.nc.us/

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