Welcome to Frisco ...

Frisco is located on Cape Hatteras (in the North Carolina Outer Banks).

Frisco is located in Dare County<1>.

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

Frisco was established in 1898.

Frisco is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Frisco: (252)

Communities Also Named Frisco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Frisco - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Missouri, New Mexico (2), Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Frisco ...

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

• Buxton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
  • Buxton is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buxton <4>
• Avon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
• Ocracoke
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocracoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocracoke
  • Ocracoke is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocracoke <4>
• Salvo
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salvo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salvo
  • Salvo is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salvo <4>
• Waves
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waves
  • Waves is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waves <4>
• Chicamacomico Life Saving Station ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicamacomico Life Saving Station
  • Chicamacomico Life Saving Station is located in Dare County
• Rodanthe
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodanthe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodanthe
  • Rodanthe is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodanthe <4>
• Portsmouth Village
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Village
  • Portsmouth Village is located in Carteret County
• White Plains
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Hyde County
• Engelhard
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engelhard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engelhard
  • Engelhard is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engelhard <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Frisco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frisco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frisco ...

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

Adding Frisco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frisco 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 Frisco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Frisco post office opened in 1898.

We also found Frisco on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frisco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dare County: www.co.dare.nc.us/

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