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Welcome to McCain ...

McCain is located in Hoke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1948.

McCain is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McCain: 910 & 472<3>

Communities Also Named McCain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named McCain: This one is located in Hoke County and the other is located in Union County.

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

Communities near McCain ...

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

  • Pinehurst
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Southern Pines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Aberdeen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Raeford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Whispering Pines
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Red Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinebluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxfire
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Foxfire is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Taylortown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylortown is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Vass
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCain ...

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

Adding McCain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McCain post office opened in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Hoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McCain - 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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the McCain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the McCain 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/