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Welcome to China Grove ...

The town of China Grove is located in Rowan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of China Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

A typical abbreviation for China Grove: China Grv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, China Grove has a population of 4,232 people<2> (see below for details).

China Grove is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for China Grove: 704 & 980<4>

The ZIP code for China Grove: 28023<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, China Grove had an population of 4,232 people. This is an increase of 18.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, China Grove had a population of 3,563 people. This makes China Grove the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of China Grove represents 0.04% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 175th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,563 people, the population of China Grove decreased 1.47% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,616 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for China Grove.

Communities Also Named China Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named China Grove - they are located in Alabama, Mississippi (2), Tennessee and Texas (3).

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

Websites for China Grove ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rowanchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to China Grove, the following might be of interest:

Communities near China Grove ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for China Grove ...

Looking for more information about China Grove? 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 China Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for China Grove.

Adding China Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of China Grove 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 China Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the China Grove post office opened in 1823.

We also found China Grove in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for China Grove.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rowan, 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 China Grove.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around China Grove - 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 China Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the China Grove 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 China Grove). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether China Grove 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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