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Pfafftown North Carolina Map

Explore Pfafftown, 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 Pfafftown, North Carolina

How to Use This Pfafftown, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	36.152638
Longitude	-80.362275
Population	6,800
Density	280.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	27040
Area Code	336
County Seat	Winston-Salem

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About Pfafftown, North Carolina

Pfafftown is a locality in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 6,800. The population density is 280.0 people per km². Pfafftown is located at 36.1526°N, 80.3623°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27040.

Pfafftown holds a quiet position within the North Carolina piedmont, where the earth settles into deep, reddish clay and enduring woodland. It lies 5.0 miles northeast of Lewisville, NC (from Lewisville, NC: bearing 40°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west-northwest of Winston-Salem. The Bill Branch cuts a steady, winding path through the landscape, feeding the quiet waters of Middle Gambill Lake that sit undisturbed by the rush of busier corridors. To the west, the distant Appalachian Mountains appear as a faint, jagged bruise against the violet sky at dusk. The Forsyth County Open Space - C. G. Hill Memorial Park offers a stretch of green where the local terrain remains largely untouched, preserving the native thickets. The Yadkin Valley looms just nine miles away, providing a broader sense of scale to the immediate, intimate geography of the region.

Pfafftown emerged from a tradition of agrarian labor, where the soil dictated the rhythm of the seasons and the livelihoods of those who broke the ground. Historically, the local economy relied upon the cultivation of tobacco and the steady output of regional mills, shaping a culture of self-reliance that persists today. Small-scale manufacturing and service industries have since replaced the labor-intensive crops of the past, yet the influence of that agricultural heritage lingers in the wide, open spaces between properties. Residents often commute toward nearby industrial hubs, moving away from the quiet of their homes each morning to participate in the larger economic machine of the county. The transition from farmstead to modern suburb has been slow, maintaining a deliberate distance from the frantic pace of rapid, unchecked development.

Pfafftown maintains a character defined by its reserve, where neighborly interactions are measured and the social pace is governed by the turning of the seasons. The Forsyth County Open Space - C. G. Hill Memorial Park acts as a focal point for weekend gatherings, drawing families to its trails during the cool, amber-lit afternoons of autumn. While no singular, world-famous figures claim this place as their primary residence, the people here carry a distinct pride in the local customs and the specific, unhurried tenor of their daily lives. Community events often center on the shared harvest or local school functions, grounding the population in a tangible, recurring cycle of events. Pfafftown remains a place where the air is thick with the scent of damp pine and the sound of the wind moving through the canopy, offering a persistent, grounded reality to those who call it home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Forsyth County Open Space - C. G. Hill Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 314° NW
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Old Town (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 078° E
Muddy Creek Trail (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 153° SE
Mill Creek Trail (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 113° SE
Graveyard Trail (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 036° NE
Bethabara Visitor Center (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 087° E
Site of Sunny Acres (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 222° SW
A/perture Cinema (Cinema) — 7.4 mi, 120° SE
Balancing Act (Public Artwork) — 7.5 mi, 120° SE
Creative Drama Children's Theater Performing Arts Studio & Playhouse (Theatre) — 8.0 mi, 190° S
Original Site of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 124° SE
Pilot Mountain State Park (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 319° NW
Tanglewood Festival of Lights (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 196° S
Overlook B (Viewpoint) — 10.2 mi, 119° SE
Blue Star Memorial (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 343° N
Surry County Historical Farm Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 316° NW
Browder Family Cemetery (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 042° NE
Hanging Rock State Park (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 359° N
Rider Falls (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 358° N
Upper Casscades (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 017° N
Tractor Brown's Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 267° W
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 18.8 mi, 009° N
Stokes County Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 19.8 mi, 026° NE
Davidson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 165° S
Lexington Cinema 8 (Cinema) — 24.0 mi, 164° S
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 45.4 mi, 166° S · 52k acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 53.6 mi, 324° NW · 733k acres

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