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Welcome to Sun ...

Sun is located in Wilson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sun, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Sun is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sun: 252

Communities Also Named Sun ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Sun - they are located in Arizona, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sun ...

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

  • Rocky Mount
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Wilson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmville is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Kenly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenly is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <3>
  • Snow Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fremont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinetops
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucama
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sun ...

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

Adding Sun to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sun 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 (so far) for Sun was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sun post office opened in 1898. The Sun post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sun.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sun - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/