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Welcome to East Bend ...

The town of East Bend is located in Yadkin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Bend, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for East Bend: E. Bend

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Bend has a population of 597 people<2> (see below for details).

East Bend is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for East Bend: 336 & 743<4>

The ZIP code for East Bend: 27018<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Bend had an population of 597 people. This is a decrease of 2.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Bend had a population of 612 people. This makes East Bend the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 612 people, the population of East Bend decreased 7.13% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 659 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Bend.

Communities Also Named East Bend ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Bend - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near East Bend ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Bend ...

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

Adding East Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Bend post office opened in 1849.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Bend.

Footnotes ...

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