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Troy North Carolina Map

Explore Troy, 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 Troy, North Carolina

How to Use This Troy, North Carolina Map

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

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

Latitude	35.358474
Longitude	-79.89449
Population	2,850
Density	300.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	27371
Area Code	336
County Seat	Troy
School District	Montgomery County Schools

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About Troy, North Carolina

Troy is a locality in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,850. The population density is 300.7 people per km². Troy is located at 35.3585°N, 79.8945°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Troy is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27371.

Troy rises from the red clay of the Piedmont, where the steady, shallow currents of the Spencer Branch trace a quiet path toward the horizon. It lies 17.2 miles east of Albemarle, NC (from Albemarle, NC: bearing 88°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west of Biscoe. The landscape here is defined by deep, ancient woods, with the dense canopy of the Uwharrie National Forest pressing close to the edges of the grid. Sunlight filters through the loblolly pines in thin, amber shafts, illuminating the quiet streets and the green expanse of Peabody Park. While the jagged peaks of the Appalachian Mountains remain a distant, hazy suggestion in the far west, the immediate terrain is a series of slow, rhythmic rises and dips that hold the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun to slant low.

Troy carries the weight of a long tenure in the timber and textile trades, an economy built on the slow extraction and processing of the earth’s bounty. The pulse of the place is measured in the steady movement of heavy trucks and the quiet focus of those who work the land and the mills. Only eight miles away, the expansive, still waters of Lake Tillery provide a reservoir of calm, reflecting the sky in a mirror of slate and silver. For those seeking the rugged terrain of the region, the Uwharrie Jeep Trail offers a path into the interior, yet the local character remains grounded in a deliberate, measured pace. Life moves according to the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the workday, preserving a stillness that feels as enduring as the soil itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Peabody Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 184° S
Town of Troy - Capel Park (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 332° NW
Blair Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 019° N
Town of Troy - Troy Town Park (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 031° NE
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 1.5 mi, 073° E · 52k acres
Town of Troy - Roy J. Maness Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 028° NE
Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 236° SW
Uwharrie Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 282° W
Jumping Off Rock (Viewpoint) — 8.9 mi, 340° N
Morrow Mountain State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 275° W
Barnes Creek Falls (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 343° N
Alcoa Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 283° W
Ben Lowder Homesite (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 281° W
Historic Stony Hill Church Site Monument (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 279° W
Will Lowder Homesite Monument (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 278° W
Morrow Mountain Native American Quarry Site (Historic Ruins) — 11.2 mi, 268° W
Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 12.3 mi, 189° S
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.9 mi, 354° N · 5,216 acres
Stanly County Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 268° W
Music Hall (Theatre) — 18.5 mi, 328° NW
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.5 mi, 199° S · 17k acres
OA Museum (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 094° E
Honey Bee Statue (Public Artwork) — 20.1 mi, 022° N
Ostrich Eggs (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 023° NE
Rankin Museum of American Heritage (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 159° S
Rhinoleap Productions (Theatre) — 24.3 mi, 011° N
Cinemark Asheboro (Cinema) — 24.5 mi, 014° N
Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 308° NW
Carolina Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 26.5 mi, 115° SE
Faith Rock (Attraction) — 28.6 mi, 022° N

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