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Welcome to Olympia ...

Olympia is located in Pamlico County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olympia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Olympia is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Olympia: 252

Communities Also Named Olympia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Olympia - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Olympia ...

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

  • New Bern
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Havelock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Havelock is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
  • Trent Woods
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
  • River Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • River Bend is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Bayboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Vanceboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oriental
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Alliance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Grantsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Arapahoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olympia ...

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

Adding Olympia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olympia 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 Olympia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Olympia post office opened in 1891. The Olympia post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olympia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Pamlico, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olympia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/