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Welcome to Banks ...

Banks is located in Wake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Banks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Banks is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Banks: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Banks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Banks - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Banks ...

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

  • Raleigh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cary
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <4>
  • Apex
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <4>
  • Holly Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Garner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fuquay - Varina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Morrisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Knightdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Angier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Banks ...

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

Adding Banks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Banks 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 Banks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Banks post office opened in 1872. The Banks post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Banks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Banks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Banks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Banks area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/