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Welcome to Florence ...

Florence is located in Guilford County<1>.

Florence is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Florence: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Florence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Florence: This one is located in Guilford County and the other is located in Pamlico County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 63 communities that are also named Florence - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota (3), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Florence ...

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

  • Greensboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Winston - Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • High Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Thomasville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kernersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Archdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Summerfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Oak Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Trinity
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Stokesdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florence ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Guilford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Florence - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Florence area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Florence 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.