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Welcome to Stokesdale ...

The town of Stokesdale is located in Guilford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stokesdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stokesdale has a population of 5,506 people<2> (see below for details).

Stokesdale is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Stokesdale: 336 & 743<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stokesdale had an population of 5,506 people. This is an increase of 9.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 68.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stokesdale had a population of 5,047 people. This makes Stokesdale the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Stokesdale represents 0.05% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 131st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,047 people, the population of Stokesdale increased 54.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,267 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Stokesdale.

Communities Also Named Stokesdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stokesdale - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Stokesdale ...

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

  • Greensboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Winston - Salem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • High Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kernersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kernersville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
    • Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <5>
  • Reidsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
    • Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <5>
  • Walkertown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rural Hall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Wallburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallburg
    • Wallburg is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallburg <5>
  • Wentworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
    • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 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 Stokesdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stokesdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stokesdale ...

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

Adding Stokesdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stokesdale 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 for Stokesdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Stokesdale post office opened in 1887.

We also found Stokesdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stokesdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Guilford, 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 Stokesdale.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stokesdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Stokesdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Stokesdale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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