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Welcome to Seven Springs ...

The town of Seven Springs is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seven Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

A typical abbreviation for Seven Springs: Seven Spgs. (or less commonly used: Seven Spngs. or Seven Sprngs.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Seven Springs has a population of 111 people<2> (see below for details).

Seven Springs is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Seven Springs: 252

The ZIP code for Seven Springs: 28578<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Seven Springs had an population of 111 people. This is an increase of 0.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Seven Springs had a population of 110 people. This makes Seven Springs the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 110 people, the population of Seven Springs increased 27.91% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 86 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Seven Springs.

Communities Also Named Seven Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Seven Springs: This one is located in Wayne County and the other is located in Transylvania County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 9 communities that are also named Seven Springs - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (2), Mississippi, New Mexico and Utah.

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

Communities near Seven Springs ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seven Springs ...

Looking for more information about Seven Springs? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Seven Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Seven Springs.

Adding Seven Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Seven Springs 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 (so far) for Seven Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Seven Springs post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seven Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Seven Springs.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seven Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Seven Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Seven Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/