Elrod North Carolina Map

About Elrod, North Carolina

Elrod is a locality in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 391. The population density is 28.3 people per km². Elrod is located at 34.6072°N, 79.2308°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28383.

Elrod endures as a quiet expanse of level, sun-drenched fields where the horizon stretches flat and wide against a pale, persistent sky. It lies 13.3 miles west of Lumberton, NC (from Lumberton, NC: bearing 269°T), and is situated 5.3 miles south-southwest of Pembroke. The land here holds the heat of the afternoon long after the shadows lengthen, casting a copper glow over the dark, loamy soil that defines the local terrain. Two miles away, the slow, tea-colored waters of Back Swamp cut a winding path through the dense thickets, their movement so deliberate that the surface often mirrors the overhanging pines with perfect, glassy stillness. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Pea Ridge provides the only break in the monotony of the plains, a faint ripple against the atmosphere that reminds the eye of the vast, interior distance separating this ground from any higher elevation.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Elrod, a legacy carved from the labor of generations who shaped these acres into rows of tobacco and grain. The rhythm of the days here is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the heavy, humid air that settles over the crops, a climate that demands a steady, patient hand from those who work the dirt. Beyond the fields, the proximity of the Lumber State Natural and Scenic River offers a sanctuary of tangled cypress and quiet trails, acting as a green lung for the surrounding countryside. While the modern world moves with a different velocity elsewhere, life here maintains a singular focus, tethered to the quiet maintenance of the land and the modest, enduring presence of the people who call Elrod their own.

About This Elrod Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elrod, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.607243, -79.23076. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Elrod includes the ZIP code (28383), telephone area code (704, 980), county seat of Robeson County (Lumberton), and school district assignment (Robeson County Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.