Welcome to Sleepy Creek ...
Sleepy Creek is located in Wayne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sleepy Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.
A typical abbreviation for Sleepy Creek: Sleepy Crk. (or less commonly used: Sleepy Ck. or Sleepy Cr.)
Sleepy Creek is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sleepy Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sleepy Creek: 919 & 984<3>
Communities Also Named Sleepy Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sleepy Creek - it's located in West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sleepy Creek.
Communities near Sleepy Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sleepy Creek.
- Goldsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
- La Grange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- La Grange is located in Lenoir County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Johnston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
- Fremont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Faison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Walnut Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Calypso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calypso have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 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 Sleepy Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sleepy Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sleepy Creek. 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 Sleepy Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sleepy Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Sleepy Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sleepy Creek ...
Looking for more information about Sleepy Creek? 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 Sleepy Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sleepy Creek.
Adding Sleepy Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sleepy Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sleepy Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sleepy Creek post office opened in 1839.
We also found Sleepy Creek in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sleepy Creek.
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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sleepy Creek - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Sleepy Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Sleepy Creek 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |