Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina

Flat Rock
Flat Rock is located in North Carolina
Flat Rock
Flat Rock
Location within the state of North Carolina
Flat Rock is located in the United States
Flat Rock
Flat Rock
Flat Rock (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°30′28″N 80°34′47″W / 36.50778°N 80.57972°W / 36.50778; -80.57972
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Area
 • Total
2.6 sq mi (7 km2)
 • Land2.6 sq mi (7 km2)
Elevation1,148 ft (350 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
1,690
 • Density650/sq mi (250/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27030[2]
Area code(s)336 and 743
GNIS feature ID2402487[1]

Flat Rock is a census-designated place (CDP) in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The name "Flat Rock" stems from the community's granite quarry. The granite quarry is the largest open-face granite quarry in the world, and has been mined continuously since 1889 by the North Carolina Granite Corporation.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina
  2. ^ "Flat Rock (Surry County) NC ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.