Welcome to Dudley ...

Dudley is located in Wayne County<1>.

Dudley was established in 1836.

Dudley is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dudley: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Dudley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Dudley - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dudley ...

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

• Goldsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
  • Goldsboro is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <4>
• Mount Olive
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <4>
• Warsaw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• La Grange
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• Princeton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Fremont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Faison
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
  • Faison is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <4>
• Walnut Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
  • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
• Pikeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <4>
• Newton Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Grove
  • Newton Grove is located in Sampson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton Grove <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dudley ...

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

Adding Dudley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dudley 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 Dudley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Dudley post office opened in 1840.

We also found Dudley in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dudley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dudley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynegov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/