Stovall North Carolina Map

About Stovall, North Carolina

Stovall is a locality in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 324. The population density is 119.5 people per km². Stovall is located at 36.4482°N, 78.5703°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Stovall is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27582.

Stovall occupies a quiet expanse of the North Carolina piedmont, where the earth gives way to the steady, meandering path of Spewmarrow Creek. It lies 12.6 miles northwest of Henderson, NC (from Henderson, NC: bearing 311°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north of Oxford. The landscape here is defined by deep, clay-rich soil and a horizon that remains wide and unburdened by the shadow of any distant peak, save for the faint, hazy suggestion of Ivy Hill rising twelve miles to the west. In the stillness of late afternoon, the light settles heavily across the fields, turning the tall grasses into a pale, burnished bronze that seems to hold the warmth long after the sun has dipped below the tree line. This is a place of inland endurance, located far from the reach of any coastal influence, where the air carries the dry, honest scent of pine needles and turned earth rather than the dampness of the deep water.

Stovall maintains a character forged in the legacy of the tobacco trade, an industry that once dictated the very pulse of the local economy and the seasonal rhythm of labor. Though the patterns of work have shifted, the town retains a grounded, deliberate pace, supported by the proximity of the John H. Kerr Reservoir just six miles away, which serves as a vital anchor for the region’s natural life. Residents often look toward the John H. Kerr Reservoir for a sense of permanence, finding in its expansive, managed waters a contrast to the smaller, intimate flow of the nearby creek. The history here is etched into the modest architecture and the quietude of the streets, reflecting a culture that values the slow accumulation of time over the restlessness of modern expansion, keeping the spirit of Stovall anchored firmly in the soil of its ancestors.

About This Stovall Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stovall, North Carolina. Coordinates: 36.448199, -78.570279. 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 Stovall includes the ZIP code (27582), telephone area code (919, 984), county seat of Granville County (Oxford), and school district assignment (Granville 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.