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Welcome to State Road ...

State Road is located in Surry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of State Road, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for State Road: State Rd.

State Road is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for State Road: 336 & 743<3>

The ZIP code for State Road: 28676<4>

Communities Also Named State Road ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named State Road - they are located in Illinois, Maine and Ohio (2).

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

Communities near State Road ...

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

  • Mount Airy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • North Wilkesboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Yadkinville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sparta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
  • Dobson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Boonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Arlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Arlington is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Ronda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for State Road ...

Looking for more information about State Road? 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 State Road, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for State Road.

Adding State Road to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the State Road post office opened in 1852.

For more details, see References and Mentions for State Road.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around State Road - 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 State Road area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the State Road area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 community (such as State Road). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether State Road 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/