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Franklinton North Carolina Map

Explore Franklinton, 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 Franklinton, North Carolina

How to Use This Franklinton, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Franklinton, 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 Franklinton.

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	Franklinton
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Franklin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.101816
Longitude	-78.458054
Population	2,456
Density	545.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	27525
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Louisburg
School District	Franklin County Schools

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About Franklinton, North Carolina

Franklinton is a locality in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,456. The population density is 545.9 people per km². Franklinton is located at 36.1018°N, 78.4581°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Franklinton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27525.

Franklinton occupies a quiet expanse of the Piedmont, where the soil holds the deep, rusted hue of iron-rich clay and the horizon stretches wide under a vast, pale sky. It lies 8.9 miles north-northeast of Wake Forest, NC (from Wake Forest, NC: bearing 19°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west of Louisburg. Light filters through the canopy of long-leaf pines and hardwoods, casting long shadows that soften the edges of the fields during the humid transition of a late afternoon. To the east, the woods thicken near the banks of Billys Creek, where the water moves with a sluggish, deliberate pace through the undergrowth, while the stillness of Franklinton Reservoir provides a mirror for the shifting clouds just a short distance away. Far off to the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Poplar Ridge occasionally breaks the flatness of the skyline, serving as a distant reminder of the rugged terrain that exists far beyond these level, cultivated plains.

Agriculture defined the early character of Franklinton, drawing its vitality from the steady labor of those who worked the tobacco crops and timber stands that once anchored the local economy. Though the rhythm of commerce has shifted toward modern industry and the steady flow of commuters, the legacy of the rail lines remains etched into the layout of the streets, dictating the way the architecture gathers around the center. Residents often find quiet refuge at the Tar River Land Conservancy Preserve, where the protection of the natural environment keeps the local ecology intact against the encroachment of development. The days here unfold with a predictable, steady cadence, marked by the sound of trucks on the asphalt and the rustle of wind through the brush, reflecting a place that values the slow accumulation of history over the frantic pace of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tar River Land Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 108° E
Haunted Forest At Panic Point (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 181° S
Hill Ridge Farms (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 171° S
Richland Creek Greenway (Local Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 201° S
Town of Wake Forest Open Space (Local Recreation) — 7.5 mi, 201° S
Wake County Open Space Land (Local Recreation) — 7.5 mi, 201° S
E. Carroll Joyner Park (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 204° SW
New Light Creek (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 237° SW
Confederate Memorial Drinking Fountain (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 091° E
Wake Forest Art & Frame Gallery (Gallery) — 9.0 mi, 199° S
Jones Performing Arts Center, Louisburg College Auditorium (Theatre) — 9.0 mi, 089° E
Wake Forest Renaissance Centre (Arts Centre) — 9.2 mi, 198° S
Storage Sense (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 209° SW
Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.4 mi, 263° W
Aquarium Outfitters Carolina (Aquarium) — 9.6 mi, 200° S
Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 214° SW
Veteran's Memorial of Wake Forest (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 192° S
Falls Lake (Recreation Area) — 10.8 mi, 217° SW
Falls Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.8 mi, 232° SW
Marquee Cinemas (Cinema) — 12.0 mi, 203° SW
Mitchell Mill State Natural Area (State Park) — 12.7 mi, 163° S
Wolf Head (Public Artwork) — 13.8 mi, 206° SW
Piper Lights Display (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 180° S
Eiffel Tower Replica (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 212° SW
Bull Riding (Theatre) — 17.7 mi, 197° S
North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre (Arts Centre) — 18.7 mi, 217° SW
Regal North Hills Stadium 14 (Cinema) — 21.0 mi, 209° SW
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.2 mi, 008° N
William B. Umstead State Park (State Park) — 21.7 mi, 228° SW
Lassiter Mill (Historic Ruins) — 21.8 mi, 210° SW

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