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Welcome to North Fork ...

North Fork is located in Orange County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Fork: N. Fork

North Fork is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Fork: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named North Fork ...

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

Beyond North Carolina, there are 24 communities that are also named North Fork - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nevada, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near North Fork ...

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

  • Durham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Carrboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mebane
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mebane is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <4>
  • Roxboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Butner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hillsborough
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Creedmoor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Haw River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Green Level
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Green Level is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Fork ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Fork - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the North Fork area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the North Fork 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.