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Welcome to Walnut Cove ...

The town of Walnut Cove is located in Stokes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walnut Cove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844.

A typical abbreviation for Walnut Cove: Walnut Cv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Walnut Cove has a population of 1,537 people<2> (see below for details).

Walnut Cove is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Walnut Cove: 336 & 743<4>

The ZIP code for Walnut Cove: 27052<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Walnut Cove had an population of 1,537 people. This is an increase of 7.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Walnut Cove had a population of 1,425 people. This makes Walnut Cove the county's most populous community.

The population of Walnut Cove represents 0.01% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 292nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,425 people, the population of Walnut Cove decreased 2.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,465 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Walnut Cove.

Communities Also Named Walnut Cove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Walnut Cove: This one is located in Stokes County and the other is located in Orange County.

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

Communities near Walnut Cove ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walnut Cove ...

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

Adding Walnut Cove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Walnut Cove post office opened in 1844.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walnut Cove.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Stokes, 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 Walnut Cove.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walnut Cove - 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 Walnut Cove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Walnut Cove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 town (such as Walnut Cove). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Walnut Cove or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/