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Welcome to Blacknel ...

Blacknel is located in Lee County<1>.

Blacknel is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blacknel: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near Blacknel ...

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

  • Apex
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Fuquay - Varina
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Sanford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pittsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Broadway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Goldston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Osgood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Osgood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
  • Brickhaven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
  • Colon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Colon is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blacknel ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blacknel - 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 Blacknel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Blacknel 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.