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Welcome to Light ...

Light is located in Davidson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Light, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Light is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Light: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Light ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Light - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Light ...

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

  • High Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomasville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Asheboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kernersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lexington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Archdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Midway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Jamestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Randleman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Light ...

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

Adding Light to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Light in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Light was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Light post office opened in 1886. The Light post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Light.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Light - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Light area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Light area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/