Raemon North Carolina Map

About Raemon, North Carolina

Raemon is a locality in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 197. The population density is 17.6 people per km². Raemon is located at 34.6171°N, 79.3463°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28364.

Raemon unfolds across a flat, expansive horizon where the dark, sluggish waters of the First Swamp define the eastern edge of the landscape. It lies 11.4 miles southeast of Laurinburg, NC (from Laurinburg, NC: bearing 145°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-southwest of Pembroke. The air here holds a heavy, persistent humidity that turns the summer dusk into a thick, bruised violet, casting long shadows across the pine-scrub and fields that stretch toward the faint, distant haze of Pea Ridge. While the land remains largely level, the soil is dark and porous, drinking in the sudden heat of the afternoon and releasing it slowly as the crickets begin their evening chorus. Six miles away, the quiet basin of Maxton Pond offers a stillness that mirrors the muted, agricultural pace of the surrounding countryside, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the turning of the earth rather than the pulse of any distant city.

Raemon grew from a tradition of labor tied to the soil, a history of sharecropping and small-scale farming that eventually yielded to the changing demands of the regional economy. The legacy of tobacco cultivation remains etched in the weathered barns and the wide, open tracts of land that have seen generations of families work the rows under the unrelenting sun. Economic life now finds its focus in the small-scale commerce that supports the surrounding farms, maintaining a quiet dignity that resists the encroachment of modern haste. Those seeking a glimpse into the wilder side of this terrain often travel the short distance to Lumber River State Park, where the dense canopy provides a cool sanctuary from the open fields. Whether in the quiet commerce of the center or the solitude of the nearby wetlands, Raemon moves with a deliberate, steady persistence that honors the quietude of the plains.

About This Raemon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Raemon, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.61713, -79.346275. 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 Raemon includes the ZIP code (28364), telephone area code (704, 980), county seat of Robeson County (Lumberton), and school district assignment (Robeson County Schools).

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.