Welcome to Knightdale ...
The town of Knightdale is located in Wake County<1>.
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The location of Knightdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Knightdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Knightdale has a population of 17,854 people<3> (see below for details).
Knightdale is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Knightdale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Knightdale: 919 & 984<5>
Websites for Knightdale ...
Official Website: www.ci.knightdale.nc.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Knightdale had an population of 17,854 people. This is an increase of 56.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 199.66% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Knightdale had a population of 11,401 people. This makes Knightdale the county's 5th most populous community.
The population of Knightdale represents 0.12% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 75th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 11,401 people, the population of Knightdale increased 91.36% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,958 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Knightdale.
Communities near Knightdale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Knightdale.
- Raleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Raleigh is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474,414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <6>
- Cary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Cary is located in Chatham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <6>
- Wake Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
- Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <6>
- Garner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Garner is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,180 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <6>
- Morrisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Morrisville is located in Durham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <6>
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- 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>
- Wendell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Wendell is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <6>
- Rolesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
- Rolesville is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <6>
- Zebulon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Zebulon is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <6>
- Archer Lodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- 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
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 Knightdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knightdale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Knightdale. 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 Knightdale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Knightdale. See our Newspapers Page for Knightdale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knightdale ...
Looking for more information about Knightdale? 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 Knightdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Knightdale.
Adding Knightdale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Knightdale 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 Knightdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Knightdale post office opened in 1908.
We also found Knightdale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Knightdale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Knightdale: www.ci.knightdale.nc.us/
The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Knightdale. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Knightdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Knightdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Knightdale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |