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Welcome to Orrum ...

The town of Orrum is located in Robeson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orrum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Orrum has a population of 73 people<2> (see below for details).

Orrum is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Orrum: 910 & 472<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Orrum had an population of 73 people. This is a decrease of 19.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Orrum had a population of 91 people. This makes Orrum the county's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 91 people, the population of Orrum increased 15.19% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 79 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Orrum.

Communities near Orrum ...

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

  • Lumberton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumberton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
    • Lumberton is located in Robeson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <6>
  • Whiteville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Pembroke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pembroke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
    • Pembroke is located in Robeson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <6>
  • Fairmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Chadbourn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bladenboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
    • Bladenboro is located in Bladen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <6>
  • Rowland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Rowland is located in Robeson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <6>
  • Fair Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
    • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Lake View
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nichols
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orrum ...

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

Adding Orrum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orrum 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 for Orrum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Orrum post office opened in 1888.

We also found Orrum in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orrum.

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

The official website for Robeson County: www.co.robeson.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Robeson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Orrum.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orrum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Orrum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Orrum area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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