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Welcome to Willow Springs ...

Willow Springs is located in Wake County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Willow Springs: Willow Spgs. (or less commonly used: Willow Spngs. or Willow Sprngs.)

Willow Springs is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Willow Springs: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Willow Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Willow Springs: This one is located in Wake County and the other is located in Johnston County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 29 communities that are also named Willow Springs - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (4), Colorado, Illinois, Kansas (3), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas (4), Virginia (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Willow Springs ...

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

  • Raleigh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cary
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <4>
  • Apex
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <4>
  • Holly Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Morrisville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Clayton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Knightdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Angier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Erwin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Erwin is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willow Springs - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Willow Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Willow Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.