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Welcome to Badin ...

The town of Badin is located in Stanly County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Badin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Badin has a population of 1,973 people<2> (see below for details).

Badin is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Badin: 704 & 980<4>

The ZIP code for Badin: 28009<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Badin had an population of 1,973 people (or an increase of 70.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Badin had a population of 1,974 people. This makes Badin the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Badin represents 0.02% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 251st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,974 people, the population of Badin increased 71.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,154 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Badin.

Websites for Badin ...

Official Website: www.badin.org/

Communities near Badin ...

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

  • Albemarle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Troy is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
  • Norwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Rockwell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Biscoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Biscoe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biscoe <6>
  • Denton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mount Gilead
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
  • Star
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Star is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Badin ...

Looking for more information about Badin? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Badin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Badin.

Adding Badin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Badin 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 (so far) for Badin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Badin post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Badin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Stanly, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Badin.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Badin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Badin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Badin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Badin). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Badin or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/