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Welcome to Pine Knolls ...

Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pine Knolls: Pine Knls.

Pine Knolls is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pine Knolls: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Pine Knolls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pine Knolls - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Pine Knolls ...

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

  • Greensboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Winston - Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • High Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Kernersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Summerfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • King
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
  • Stokesdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Walkertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Midway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 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 Pine Knolls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pine Knolls.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Knolls ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Forsyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine Knolls - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Pine Knolls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Pine Knolls 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.