Ossipee North Carolina Map
Ossipee, North Carolina — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Ossipee, Alamance County.
Interactive Map of Ossipee, North Carolina
| City | Ossipee |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Alamance |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 36.172079 |
| Longitude | -79.510579 |
| Population | 795 |
| Density | 413.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Ossipee, North Carolina
Ossipee is a locality in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 795. The population density is 413.6 people per km². Ossipee is located at 36.1721°N, 79.5106°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27244.
Ossipee rests in a broad, verdant basin where the land begins its gentle swell towards the Piedmont's higher reaches. It lies 6.7 miles north-west of Burlington, NC (from Burlington, NC: bearing 322°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-west of Graham. Rolling fields, stitched with the deep green of mature forests, define the horizon, their edges softened by the hazy blue of distant hills. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of fertile soil, especially after a rain, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, possesses a soft, diffused quality, painting the landscape in muted golds and mossy greens. Creek beds, often barely a whisper of water in drier months, carve shallow lines through the terrain, their banks lined with tenacious sumac and the occasional sentinel-like oak. The very character of Ossipee is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates a steady, unhurried cadence. This pocket of Alamance County has long been shaped by the rhythms of agriculture, its history woven with the cultivation of tobacco and cotton, crops that demanded a certain kind of toil under the Carolina sun. While those days are not entirely past, the local economy has diversified, with small manufacturing concerns and a growing number of residents commuting to larger nearby centers. The legacy of its agricultural past, however, remains evident in the sprawling farmsteads and the weathered barns that dot the landscape, silent witnesses to generations of hard work. Ossipee itself doesn't boast grand monuments, but rather a collection of unassuming stores and homes that speak of a life lived deliberately, where community ties are as strong as the roots of the ancient trees that shade the few public spaces.
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About This Ossipee Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Ossipee, North Carolina with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Ossipee and Alamance County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Ossipee is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Ossipee is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
