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White Plains North Carolina Map

Explore White Plains, 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 White Plains, North Carolina

How to Use This White Plains, North Carolina Map

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

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.

CityWhite Plains
StateNorth Carolina (NC)
CountySurry County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude36.443767
Longitude-80.649002
Population1,025
Density98.7 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes28086, 27824, 27030
Area Code919, 984, 336
County SeatDobson
School DistrictSurry County Schools

About White Plains, North Carolina

White Plains is a locality in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,025. The population density is 98.7 people per km². White Plains is located at 36.4438°N, 80.6490°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 28086, 27824, 27030.

White Plains occupies a quiet expanse of the Piedmont, where the land stretches out in measured, open fields and thickets of hardwood that soften the transition toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 4.0 miles south-southwest of Mount Airy, NC (from Mount Airy, NC: bearing 201°T), and is situated 19.0 miles northwest of King. Caddle Creek traces a narrow, cooling path through the low ground just a mile away, its presence marked by the silver-green willow and alder that thrive in the damp soil along its banks. The air here carries a particular weight, holding the warmth of the afternoon sun even as shadows lengthen across the dust of local paths. At Unknown Park, the transition from managed space to wilder growth feels seamless, offering a stillness that seems to gather in the hollows of the landscape as the light turns a deep, bruised gold.

White Plains reflects the legacy of a region shaped by the steady, labor-intensive cycles of tobacco cultivation and the subsequent shift into more diverse agricultural and manufacturing pursuits. The economy here remains tethered to the slow, deliberate pulse of the land, where the remnants of earlier textile traditions still color the character of the local workforce. Life in White Plains moves with a predictable, grounded cadence, favoring long-standing connections over the frantic pace of larger hubs. While the horizon offers hints of the grander peaks far to the west, the inhabitants focus their attention on the immediate, tangible reality of their surroundings, finding a quiet satisfaction in the routine maintenance of their homes and the seasonal rhythms that dictate the harvest and the cooling of the year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 085° E
  • Surry County - Fisher River Park (Local Recreation) — 3.7 mi, 246° SW
  • Andy Griffith Playhouse (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 031° NE
  • Blackmon Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 4.4 mi, 032° NE
  • Wally's Service Station (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 035° NE
  • Earle (Cinema) — 4.5 mi, 031° NE
  • Mount Airy Museum of Regional History (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 029° NE
  • Riverside Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 033° NE
  • Thunder Road Museum (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 321° NW
  • Dobson Square Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 231° SW
  • Pilot Mountain State Park (State Park) — 10.1 mi, 128° SE
  • Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 281° W
  • Piedmont Land Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 311° NW
  • Mitchell River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 262° W
  • Crouse's Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 12.1 mi, 282° W
  • Stewarts Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 326° NW
  • Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.7 mi, 337° NW
  • Surry County Historical Farm Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 146° SE
  • Blue Ridge Music Center (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 309° NW
  • Rider Falls (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 102° E
  • Blue Star Memorial (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 127° SE
  • Hanging Rock State Park (State Park) — 15.8 mi, 102° E
  • RM Collins Memorial (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 099° E
  • Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 095° E
  • John Harmon Gallery (Public Artwork) — 19.6 mi, 264° W
  • Tractor Brown's Museum (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 184° S
  • Chestnut Creek School of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 21.5 mi, 315° NW
  • Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 27.8 mi, 328° NW · 155k acres
  • Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 27.9 mi, 325° NW · 733k acres
  • Little Dry Run Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 37.6 mi, 308° NW · 2,856 acres

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About This White Plains Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of White Plains, North Carolina. Coordinates: 36.443767, -80.649002. 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 White Plains includes the ZIP code (28086, 27824, 27030), telephone area code (919, 984, 336), county seat of Surry County (Dobson), and school district assignment (Surry County Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.