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Welcome to Frisco ...

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

Frisco is located in Dare County<1>.

Frisco was established in 1898.

Frisco is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Frisco: 252

The ZIP code for Frisco: 27936<3>

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)
  • Avon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ocracoke
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Salvo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Waves
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Chicamacomico Life Saving Station ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Rodanthe
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Portsmouth Village
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Portsmouth Village is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Village
  • Portsmouth
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Portsmouth is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • White Plains
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • White Plains is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains

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 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 (so far) 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.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frisco.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Dare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frisco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Frisco). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Frisco or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/