Four Oaks North Carolina Map
Explore Four Oaks, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Four Oaks, North Carolina
How to Use This Four Oaks, North Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Four Oaks, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Four Oaks.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Four Oaks |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Johnston County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.444884 |
| Longitude | -78.426949 |
| Population | 2,158 |
| Density | 349.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 27524 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| County Seat | Smithfield |
| School District | Johnston County Schools |
About Four Oaks, North Carolina
Four Oaks is a locality in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,158. The population density is 349.2 people per km². Four Oaks is located at 35.4449°N, 78.4269°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Four Oaks is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27524.Four Oaks sits amidst a level expanse of pine-darkened plains where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed by any distant peak save for the faint, hazy suggestion of Big Ridge far to the west. It lies 6.6 miles southwest of Smithfield, NC (from Smithfield, NC: bearing 228°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east-northeast of Benson. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that clings to the skin, particularly near the damp, shaded lowlands of Juniper Swamp, which winds through the landscape just a mile away. Within the quiet perimeter of Four Oaks Grove, the light filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the dark loam that has defined the agricultural character of this inland terrain for generations. Two miles beyond the center, the stillness of Massengill Mill Pond mirrors the sky, serving as a silent anchor in a region otherwise characterized by the slow, deliberate work of the soil.
Agriculture remains the pulse of Four Oaks, echoing a long history rooted in the rhythmic cycles of tobacco cultivation and the steady expansion of regional trade. The economy leans into the legacy of these fields, maintaining a pace that favors deliberate action over the frantic haste of larger hubs, while the lingering presence of The Dismal eight miles away serves as a reminder of the raw, untamed nature that once dominated this basin. Locals move with a steady, practiced ease, their days defined by the seasonal patterns of harvest and the shared, courteous patterns of Southern life. Even as modern industry finds a foothold, the identity of Four Oaks remains tethered to the flat, fertile earth and the quiet persistence of the land itself.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Four Oaks Grove (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 327° NW
- Civitan Field (Local Recreation) — 5.2 mi, 048° NE
- North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement - Red-cockaded Woodpecker (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 054° NE
- Artistry In Motion Performing Arts Center (Public Artwork) — 6.1 mi, 049° NE
- Town of Smithfield - Town Commons Park (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 043° NE
- Johnston County Heritage Center’s new County Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 045° NE
- Smithfield Community Park (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 043° NE
- Benson Museum of Local History (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 237° SW
- Hannah's Creek Bridge (Registered Battlefield) — 8.5 mi, 128° SE
- Steps On Stage Academy Of Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 8.7 mi, 306° NW
- Meadow Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 191° S
- Artmosphere Community Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 9.3 mi, 322° NW
- Fight for the Village (Registered Battlefield) — 10.1 mi, 132° SE
- Strickland Art Gallery (Gallery) — 10.2 mi, 052° NE
- Live at The Rudy Theatre (Theatre) — 10.4 mi, 052° NE
- Mitchener Station - The Last Review (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 043° NE
- Bentonville Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 149° SE
- Bentonville Civil War Statue (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 148° SE
- Tinks and Tots Blocks (Gallery) — 12.1 mi, 353° N
- Dunn Area History Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 227° SW
- Coats Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 259° W
- Clemmons Educational State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 16.1 mi, 347° N
- Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 17.0 mi, 348° N
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail (State Park) — 17.1 mi, 358° N
- Rhodes Pond Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 18.3 mi, 223° SW
- Kenly 95 (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 059° NE
- Raven Rock State Park (State Park) — 24.8 mi, 271° W
- Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 75.2 mi, 117° SE · 162k acres
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About This Four Oaks Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Four Oaks, North Carolina. Coordinates: 35.444884, -78.426949. 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 Four Oaks includes the ZIP code (27524), telephone area code (919, 984), county seat of Johnston County (Smithfield), and school district assignment (Johnston County Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
