Welcome to Swepsonville ...
The town of Swepsonville is located in Alamance County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Swepsonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Swepsonville has a population of 1,379 people<2> (see below for details).
Swepsonville is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Swepsonville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Swepsonville: 336 & 743<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Swepsonville had an population of 1,379 people. This is an increase of 19.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 49.57% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Swepsonville had a population of 1,154 people. This makes Swepsonville the county's 8th most populous community.
The population of Swepsonville represents 0.01% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 319th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,154 people, the population of Swepsonville increased 25.16% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 922 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Swepsonville.
Websites for Swepsonville ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.alamancechamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Swepsonville, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Swepsonville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Swepsonville.
- Chapel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chapel Hill
- From Swepsonville to Chapel Hill
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burlington
- From Swepsonville to Burlington
- Carrboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrboro
- Carrboro is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrboro <5>
- Mebane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
- Mebane is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mebane
- From Swepsonville to Mebane
- Elon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Gibsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Gibsonville is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonville <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gibsonville
- From Swepsonville to Gibsonville
- Hillsborough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
- Hillsborough is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hillsborough
- From Swepsonville to Hillsborough
- Elon College
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon College came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon College
- Elon College is located in Alamance County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elon College <5>
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
- Haw River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
- Haw River is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <5>
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 Swepsonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swepsonville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Swepsonville. 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 Swepsonville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Swepsonville. See our Newspapers Page for Swepsonville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swepsonville ...
Looking for more information about Swepsonville? 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 Swepsonville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Swepsonville.
Adding Swepsonville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Swepsonville 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 Swepsonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Swepsonville post office opened in 1878.
We also found Swepsonville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Swepsonville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swepsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Alamance County: www.alamance-nc.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alamance, 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 Swepsonville. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swepsonville - 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 Swepsonville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Swepsonville 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |