Welcome to Four Oaks ...

The town of Four Oaks is located in Johnston County<1>.

The location of Four Oaks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Four Oaks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Four Oaks has a population of 2,264 people<3> (see below for details).

Four Oaks is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Four Oaks: (919) and (984)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Four Oaks had an population of 2,264 people. This is an increase of 17.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 58.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Four Oaks had a population of 1,921 people. This makes Four Oaks the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Four Oaks represents 0.02% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 253rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,921 people, the population of Four Oaks increased 34.9% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,424 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Four Oaks.

Communities Also Named Four Oaks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Four Oaks - they are located in Georgia and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Four Oaks ...

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

• Clayton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
• Smithfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <6>
• Dunn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
  • Dunn is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <6>
• Selma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <6>
• Angier
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angier
  • Angier is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angier <6>
• Archer Lodge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
  • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
  • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
  • Archer
• Erwin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Erwin is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <6>
• Benson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Benson is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <6>
• Wilson's Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
  • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
• Coats
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
  • Coats is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coats <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 Four Oaks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Four Oaks.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Four Oaks ...

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

Adding Four Oaks to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Four Oaks post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Four Oaks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Johnston County: www.co.johnston.nc.us/

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