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Welcome to Oberlin ...

Oberlin is located in Wake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oberlin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Oberlin is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oberlin: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Oberlin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Oberlin - they are located in Alberta, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Michigan (2), Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Oberlin ...

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

  • Durham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <4>
  • Apex
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <4>
  • Wake Forest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Garner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fuquay - Varina
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Morrisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Clayton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Knightdale
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Oberlin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oberlin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oberlin ...

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

Adding Oberlin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oberlin post office opened in 1892. The Oberlin post office closed in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oberlin.

Footnotes ...

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