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Welcome to Rockwood ...

Rockwood is located in Alamance County<1>.

Rockwood is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rockwood: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Rockwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Rockwood: This one is located in Alamance County and the other is located in Durham County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 22 communities that are also named Rockwood - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rockwood ...

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

  • Burlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Carrboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mebane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mebane is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <4>
  • Elon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elon is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
  • Gibsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsborough
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Elon College
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Haw River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Level
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Level is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 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 Rockwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockwood ...

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

Footnotes ...

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