RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Carolina >> Forsyth County >> BethaniaIndex...

Welcome to Bethania ...

The town of Bethania is located in Forsyth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bethania, you might consider that their post office opened in 1794.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bethania has a population of 364 people<2> (see below for details).

Bethania is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Bethania: 336 & 743<4>

The ZIP code for Bethania: 27010<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bethania had an population of 364 people. This is an increase of 10.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bethania had a population of 328 people. This makes Bethania the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 328 people, the population of Bethania decreased 7.34% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 354 people).

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

Communities near Bethania ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bethania ...

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

Adding Bethania to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bethania 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 Bethania was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bethania post office opened in 1794.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethania.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Forsyth, 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 Bethania.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bethania - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Bethania area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Bethania 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 Bethania). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bethania 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/