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Welcome to Earpsboro ...

Earpsboro is located in Johnston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Earpsboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Earpsboro is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Earpsboro: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near Earpsboro ...

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

  • Raleigh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wake Forest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Garner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Clayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Knightdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Smithfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Wendell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rolesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Selma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Selma is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
  • Zebulon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Earpsboro ...

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

Adding Earpsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Earpsboro 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 Earpsboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Earpsboro.

Footnotes ...

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