Welcome to Pine Ridge ...

Pine Ridge is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

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

Pine Ridge is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Pine Ridge: (919) and (984)<4>

Communities Also Named Pine Ridge ...

While we believe that this Pine Ridge is located in Franklin County, we know of another 4 North Carolina communities named Pine Ridge. Those communities are located in the following counties: Edgecombe, Mecklenburg, Surry and Washington County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 45 communities that are also named Pine Ridge - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (3), Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (3), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Pine Ridge ...

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

• Wake Forest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
  • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <5>
• Knightdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
  • Knightdale is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <5>
• Wendell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
  • Wendell is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <5>
• Rolesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
  • Rolesville is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <5>
• Zebulon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <5>
• Nashville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <5>
• Archer Lodge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
  • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
  • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
  • Archer
• Louisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
  • Louisburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <5>
• Franklinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <5>
• Youngsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Ridge ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.nc.us/

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