Welcome to Pocomoke ...

Pocomoke is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pocomoke, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Pocomoke is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pocomoke: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near Pocomoke ...

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

• Wake Forest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
• Henderson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Vance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <5>
• Oxford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• Rolesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
• Butner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butner
  • Butner is located in Granville County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 7,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butner <5>
• Creedmoor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor
  • Creedmoor is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creedmoor <5>
• Louisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Stem
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
  • Stem is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 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 Pocomoke. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pocomoke.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pocomoke ...

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

Adding Pocomoke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pocomoke 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 Pocomoke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Pocomoke post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pocomoke.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pocomoke. 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/