Cordova, North Carolina
Cordova, North Carolina | |
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  Cordova, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 34°54′37″N 79°48′43″W / 34.91028°N 79.81194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Richmond |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.150 sq mi (5.57 km2) |
| • Land | 2.129 sq mi (5.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.021 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,775 |
| • Density | 830/sq mi (320/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28330 |
| Area codes | 910, 472 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584312[2] |
Cordova is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States.[2] Its population was 1,775 as of the 2010 census. Cordova has a post office with ZIP code 28330.[4][5]
Cordova is a suburban town of Rockingham.
History
[edit]A post office, named Steeles Mill, existed in the area of Cordova as early as 1828. A Cordova post office was established in 1899.[6]
Geography
[edit]Cordova is located in southwest Richmond County along the Pee Dee River.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cordova, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
- ^ a b Powell 1976, p. 120.
Works cited
[edit]- Powell, William S. (1976). The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807812471.
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