Summary for Five Forks

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Located in: Rowan County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Five Frks.

Time Zone: Five Forks lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 704 & 980<1>

Elevation: 850 feet [259.08 m] above sea level<2>

Websites for Five Forks

Chamber of Commerce: www.rowanchamber.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Five Forks:

Lat: 35.576000° (or 35°34'33" N)

Lon: -80.617800° (or -80°37'4" W)

USGS Topo Map: China Grove<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Five Forks

GNIS ID: 985127

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 23430

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About Rowan County

The community of Salisbury is the County Seat for Rowan County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Rowan)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	142,088 (2.72% increase since 2010)
2010	138,331 (6.13% increase since 2000)
2000:	130,340

Total Area:<6> 523 sq. miles [1,356.4 km²] - of which 2.36% is water (12.35 sq. miles [32 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 60,211

Official Website: www.co.rowan.nc.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Rowan

GNIS ID: 1008583

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 159

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About North Carolina

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	10,501,384 (10.13% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,535,483 (18.46% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,049,313

Websites for State of North Carolina

Official Website: https://www.nc.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitnc.com/

Parks: https://www.ncparks.gov/

Fishing: https://www.ncwildlife.org/fishing

Hunting: https://www.ncwildlife.org/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Carolina

GNIS ID: 1027616

FIPS State: 37

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 Five Forks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Five Forks area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Five Forks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Five Forks, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Five Forks.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Five Forks. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).