Welcome to Piney Green ...
Piney Green is located in Sampson County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Piney Green: Piney Grn.
Piney Green is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Piney Green lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Piney Green: 910 & 472<3>
Communities Also Named Piney Green ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Piney Green: This one is located in Sampson County and the other is located in Onslow County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Piney Green.
Communities near Piney Green ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Piney Green.
- Dunn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Erwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eastover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Roseboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stedman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Faison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
- Faison is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <4>
- Wade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Newton Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salemburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Piney Green. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piney Green.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Piney Green. 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 Piney Green.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Piney Green. See our Newspapers Page for Piney Green.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piney Green ...
Looking for more information about Piney Green? 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 Piney Green, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Piney Green.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Sampson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piney Green - 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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Piney Green area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Piney Green 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> | 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. |