Mayodan, North Carolina | |
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 Location of Mayodan, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°25′16″N 79°58′03″W / 36.42111°N 79.96750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Rockingham |
| Named for | The confluence of the Dan and Mayo rivers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chad Wall [citation needed] |
| • Town Manager | Kathleen Patterson [citation needed] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.90 sq mi (7.51 km2) |
| • Land | 2.88 sq mi (7.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 656 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,418 |
| • Density | 840.46/sq mi (324.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 27027 |
| Area code | 336 |
| FIPS code | 37-42060[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406116[2] |
| Website | www.townofmayodan.com |
Mayodan is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, in the United States. It is a manufacturing site for Sturm, Ruger & Co., Bridgestone Aircraft Tire, and formerly General Tobacco (ceased operations 2010). Washington Mills Company, later Tultex, operated a textile mill in Mayodan until 1999.[4]
The town is named for two rivers that converge nearby, the Mayo and the Dan, and, according to Ripley's Believe It or Not!, is the only town in the world with this name.[5]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mayodan, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Washington Mills Collection". James Library, Rockingham Community College. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
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