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Welcome to Five Points ...

Five Points is located in Wilson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Five Points: Five Pts.

Five Points is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Five Points: 252

Communities Also Named Five Points ...

While we believe that this Five Points is located in Wilson County, we know of another 10 North Carolina communities named Five Points. Those communities are located in the following counties: Beaufort, Cleveland, Forsyth, Franklin, Henderson, Hoke, Johnston, Richmond, Rowan and Wake County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 144 communities that are also named Five Points - they are located in Alabama (16), California (6), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (21), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (10), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick (2), New Jersey (3), New Mexico, New York (4), Ohio (15), Pennsylvania (20), South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Five Points ...

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

  • Rocky Mount
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nashville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sharpsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kenly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
    • Kenly is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <3>
  • Spring Hope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fremont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Pinetops
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lucama
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
    • Lucama is located in Wilson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <3>
  • Middlesex
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
    • Middlesex is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Five Points ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Five Points - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.