Mayodan, North Carolina

Mayodan, North Carolina
Location of Mayodan, North Carolina
Location of Mayodan, North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°25′16″N 79°58′03″W / 36.42111°N 79.96750°W / 36.42111; -79.96750
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRockingham
Named forThe confluence of the Dan and Mayo rivers
Government
 • MayorChad Wall [citation needed]
 • Town ManagerKathleen Patterson [citation needed]
Area
 • Total2.90 sq mi (7.51 km2)
 • Land2.88 sq mi (7.45 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation656 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,418
 • Density840.46/sq mi (324.53/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27027
Area code336
FIPS code37-42060[3]
GNIS feature ID2406116[2]
Websitewww.townofmayodan.com
The Pannill family on the porch of their home, Mayodan, 1911

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]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mayodan, North Carolina
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Washington Mills Collection". James Library, Rockingham Community College. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference commerce was invoked but never defined (see the help page).