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Oakboro North Carolina Map

Explore Oakboro, 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 Oakboro, North Carolina

How to Use This Oakboro, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.225701
Longitude	-80.328952
Population	2,128
Density	331.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28129
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Albemarle
School District	Stanly County Schools

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About Oakboro, North Carolina

Oakboro is a locality in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,128. The population density is 331.3 people per km². Oakboro is located at 35.2257°N, 80.3290°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Oakboro is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28129.

Oakboro reveals itself as a modest expanse of the North Carolina piedmont, where the steady passage of Allison Branch defines the low-lying contours of the landscape. It lies 11.3 miles southwest of Albemarle, NC (from Albemarle, NC: bearing 220°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-southwest of Hills. The earth here holds a deep, rusted hue, yielding to fields that stretch toward a horizon where the distant Appalachian Mountains appear only as a faint, ink-wash blur against the western sky. Within the center of the grid, the Town of Oakboro - Oakboro Community Park serves as a quiet locus for local life, its lawns catching the long, amber light of late afternoon that seems to pull the very heat from the soil. Five miles to the north, the waters of Long Branch Reservoir remain still, reflecting the expansive, cloud-dappled sky that characterizes the inland plateau.

Agriculture and the legacy of regional manufacturing have long provided the steady pulse of Oakboro, grounding its inhabitants in a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the demands of the soil. The architecture speaks of a practical heritage, where sturdy frame buildings and open storefronts reflect a history of hard work and local commerce that has resisted the rapid, erasing pace of modern expansion. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned grace, marked by the neighborly exchange of goods and the quiet maintenance of family land. In the cool air of autumn evenings, the scent of woodsmoke often drifts through the streets, signaling a persistent devotion to the traditions of the region, where the labor of the day eventually gives way to the stillness of the countryside.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Oakboro - Oakboro Community Park (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 029° NE
Town of Oakboro - Town of Oakboro District Park (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 120° SE
Barn Park (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 276° W
Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 115° SE
Stanly County Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 040° NE
Catawba Lands Conservancy - Buffalo Creek Preserve (Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 330° NW
Morrow Mountain State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 056° NE
Morrow Mountain Native American Quarry Site (Historic Ruins) — 15.9 mi, 057° NE
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.2 mi, 127° SE · 17k acres
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 16.4 mi, 068° E · 52k acres
Mecklenburg County Open Space (Local Park) — 17.1 mi, 273° W
The Gate (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 202° S
Will Lowder Homesite Monument (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 054° NE
Historic Stony Hill Church Site Monument (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 053° NE
Bull Statue (Public Artwork) — 18.2 mi, 288° W
Alcoa Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 18.5 mi, 017° N
Mint Hill Arts (Arts Centre) — 18.9 mi, 259° W
Scenic Lookout (Viewpoint) — 20.9 mi, 023° NE
Union County Community Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 21.0 mi, 217° SW
Stone Theatres Sun Valley 14 Cinemas (Cinema) — 21.6 mi, 236° SW
Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 22.7 mi, 097° E
Fullwood Theatre (Theatre) — 23.5 mi, 251° W
Matthews Playhouse (Theatre) — 23.6 mi, 251° W
American Signature Gallery (Gallery) — 24.2 mi, 281° W
Kids Jungle Playground (Theme Park) — 24.3 mi, 294° NW
Sea Life Aquarium (Aquarium) — 24.4 mi, 294° NW
Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 011° N
Charlotte Art League (Gallery) — 26.1 mi, 274° W
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.8 mi, 040° NE · 5,216 acres
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.0 mi, 172° S · 92k acres

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