Welcome to Hobbsville ...

Hobbsville is located in Gates County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hobbsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Hobbsville is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hobbsville: 252

The ZIP code for Hobbsville: 27946<3>

Communities near Hobbsville ...

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

• Edenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenton
  • Edenton is located in Chowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edenton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Edenton
  • From Hobbsville to Edenton
• Hertford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hertford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford
  • Hertford is located in Perquimans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hertford <4>
• Winton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
  • Winton is located in Hertford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winton
  • From Hobbsville to Winton
• Winfall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfall
  • Winfall is located in Perquimans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfall <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winfall
  • From Hobbsville to Winfall
• Cofield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cofield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
  • Cofield is located in Hertford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
• Gatesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
  • Gatesville is located in Gates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gatesville <4>
• Colerain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
  • Colerain is located in Bertie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Colerain
  • From Hobbsville to Colerain
• Harrellsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
  • Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
• Ryland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
  • Ryland is located in Chowan County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ryland
  • From Hobbsville to Ryland
• Snow Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hobbsville ...

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

Adding Hobbsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hobbsville 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 Hobbsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Hobbsville post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hobbsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gates County: www.gatescounty.govoffice2.com/

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