Granville County is a county in North Carolina, United States, on the state’s border with Virginia. It had a population of 60,992 at the 2020 census and covers 538 square miles (1,392 km2) centred near 36°18′N 78°40′W.<\/p>\n
Oxford is the county seat, and its postal code is 27565. The county has two cities, three incorporated towns, and about two dozen unincorporated communities. Granville County is in the Eastern time zone; its FIPS code is 37077.<\/p>\n
Granville County has five incorporated municipalities and roughly two dozen unincorporated communities. Cities and towns are self-governing; CDPs (Census Designated Places) are statistical areas with no town government; unincorporated places are crossroads, hamlets, or former mill and rail communities with no municipal boundary.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 8,628<\/td>\n | 27565<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Creedmoor<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27522<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Butner<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27509<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stem<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27581<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stovall<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27582<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bullock<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27507<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Belltown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Berea<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Clay<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cornwall<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cozart<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Culbreth<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dexter<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dickerson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fairport<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gela<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grissom<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hebron<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hester<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Horner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Huntsboro<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kinton Fork<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Knap of Reeds<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lewis<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lyons<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Energy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| North Side<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oak Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Providence<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Satterwhite<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shoofly<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tar River<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wilbourns<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wilton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Butner sits partly in neighboring Person County; only its Granville County section is counted here. Camp Butner, the former World War II Army post the town grew from, still gives its name to several nearby unincorporated crossroads.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the county’s smaller unincorporated places have no post office of their own and are served by the nearest listed ZIP.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nGranville County lies in North Carolina’s north-central Piedmont, on rolling clay-soil terrain drained by the Tar and Neuse river systems, with Falls Lake and part of Kerr Lake reservoir touching the county. Of its 538 square miles, 531.99 square miles are land and 5.60 square miles are water.<\/p>\n Granville County borders Halifax County, Virginia and Mecklenburg County, Virginia to the north; Vance County<\/a> and Franklin County<\/a> to the east; Wake County<\/a> to the south; Durham County<\/a> to the southwest; and Person County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n Granville County had 60,992 residents at the 2020 census. Oxford (8,628) and Creedmoor are the county’s two largest communities. The county’s median household income runs below the North Carolina median of $70,804, reflecting its rural, historically tobacco-dependent economy. Population density is roughly 115 people per square mile.<\/p>\n Granville County was built on bright leaf tobacco, discovered locally in the 1800s, and tobacco warehousing and curing barns are still visible across the countryside. Manufacturing today includes cosmetics, tire, and clothing plants. Butner is also home to several state-run correctional and psychiatric facilities that are major local employers, a legacy of the town’s origin as a federal Camp Butner tract later transferred to the state.<\/p>\n Granville County was formed in 1746 from Edgecombe County and named for John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, one of the colony’s Lords Proprietors. Oxford was chartered as the county seat in 1816. The county sent large numbers of bright leaf tobacco to market through the 1800s and 1900s, and during World War II the U.S. Army built Camp Butner, a training post that later gave its land and name to the town of Butner.<\/p>\n Interstate 85 crosses the southern part of the county, with US 15 and US 158 as the main north-south and east-west routes; NC 49, NC 50, NC 56, and NC 96 connect the smaller towns.<\/p>\n Henderson-Oxford Airport, just north of the county line, handles general aviation; Raleigh-Durham International Airport is the nearest commercial airport.<\/p>\n Where is Granville County, North Carolina?<\/strong> What is the population of Granville County?<\/strong> How big is Granville County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Granville County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Granville County?<\/strong> |