Welcome to Oak Ridge ...

Oak Ridge is located in Rowan County<1>.

The location of Oak Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

When the people of Oak Ridge refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Oak Ridger<3>

A typical abbreviation for Oak Ridge: Oak Rdg. (or less commonly used: Oak Rdge. or Oak Ridg.)

Oak Ridge is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Oak Ridge: (704) and (980)<5>

Communities Also Named Oak Ridge ...

While we believe that this Oak Ridge is located in Rowan County, we know of another 3 North Carolina communities named Oak Ridge. Those communities are located in the following counties: Guilford, Orange and Stokes County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 72 communities that are also named Oak Ridge - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia (4), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (4), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (6), New Jersey (2), New York, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas (8), Virginia (6) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Oak Ridge ...

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

• Concord
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <6>
• Kannapolis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kannapolis
  • Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kannapolis <6>
• Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• Mocksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
  • Mocksville is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocksville <6>
• China Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
  • China Grove is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Grove <6>
• Spencer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
• Landis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis
  • Landis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landis <6>
• Mount Pleasant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <6>
• Rockwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
  • Rockwell is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwell <6>
• Denton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Ridge ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rowan County: www.co.rowan.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/