Welcome to Faith ...

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

The location of Faith has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Faith was established in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Faith has a population of 801 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Faith is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Faith: (704) and (980)<5>

Websites for Faith ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rowanchamber.com/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Faith had an population of 801 people. This is a decrease of 0.74% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Faith had a population of 807 people. This makes Faith the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 807 people, the population of Faith increased 16.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 695 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Faith.

Communities Also Named Faith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Faith - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Faith ...

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

• Concord
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <6>
• Kannapolis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kannapolis
  • Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kannapolis <6>
• Mooresville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <6>
• Salisbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <6>
• Lexington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• China Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
  • China Grove is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Grove <6>
• Spencer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
• Landis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis
  • Landis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landis <6>
• Mount Pleasant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <6>
• Denton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Faith ...

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

Adding Faith to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Faith post office opened in 1889.

We also found Faith in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Faith.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rowan County: www.co.rowan.nc.us/

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