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Welcome to Oak Forest ...

Oak Forest is located in Wayne County<1>.

Oak Forest is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oak Forest: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Oak Forest ...

While we believe that this Oak Forest is located in Wayne County, we know of another 3 North Carolina communities named Oak Forest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Buncombe, Iredell and Johnston County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 26 communities that are also named Oak Forest - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (4), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Texas (2) and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Oak Forest ...

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

  • Goldsboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Olive
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • La Grange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kenly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenly is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <4>
  • Snow Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Princeton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fremont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Stantonsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Black Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 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 Oak Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Forest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

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