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Welcome to Skeeter Point ...

Skeeter Point is located in Sampson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Skeeter Point: Skeeter Pt.

Skeeter Point is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Skeeter Point: 910 & 472<3>

Communities near Skeeter Point ...

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

  • Goldsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Olive
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Warsaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Princeton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Faison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Newton Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Calypso
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Calypso is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Turkey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Grantham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Grantham is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skeeter Point ...

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

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 Skeeter Point - 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 Skeeter Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Skeeter Point 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.