Silver City North Carolina Map

About Silver City, North Carolina

Silver City is a locality in Hoke County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 643. The population density is 166.2 people per km². Silver City is located at 34.9960°N, 79.2261°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28376.

Silver City emerges from the quiet intersection of red clay earth and the dense, verdant woodlands that define the inland Piedmont. It lies 15.5 miles southeast of Southern Pines, NC (from Southern Pines, NC: bearing 143°T), and is situated 1.0 miles north of Raeford. The landscape here is defined by a slow, rhythmic inclination toward the horizon, where the distant silhouettes of Railroad Ridge suggest a rugged boundary far beyond the local fields. Just a mile away, the dark, tannin-stained waters of Rockfish Creek cut through the soil, carving a path through the undergrowth that remains cool even in the heat of a North Carolina afternoon. A short distance further, the quiet expanse of Williamson Pond reflects the changing sky, its surface often undisturbed save for the subtle movement of dragonflies or the occasional ripple from a submerged limb. Nearby, the Hoke County Community Forest offers a dense canopy where the light filters down in thin, dusty shafts, illuminating the floor in a muted, earthy palette of brown and deep green.

Silver City maintains a character forged by the steady persistence of regional industry and the slow turnover of the seasons. The economy here has long been tethered to the land and the modest mills that once powered the local commerce, leaving behind a legacy of brick structures that now hold the quiet echoes of a different pace of life. Residents move through their days with a deliberate, unassuming grace, maintaining a culture that values hospitality and the steady maintenance of long-standing family plots. While the town remains distinct from the more frantic centers of commerce, it retains a vitality found in the small, everyday rituals of the market and the shared labor of the community. In the quiet hours of dusk, as the air settles and the shadows lengthen across the open fields, Silver City feels anchored in its own history, a place where the connection between the people and the persistent, unhurried growth of the surrounding landscape remains absolute.

About This Silver City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Silver City, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.996, -79.226144. 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 Silver City includes the ZIP code (28376), telephone area code (704, 980), county seat of Hoke County (Raeford), and school district assignment (Hoke 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.