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Cordova, North Carolina

Coordinates: 34°54′37″N 79°48′43″W / 34.91028°N 79.81194°W / 34.91028; -79.81194
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Cordova, North Carolina
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Cordova, North Carolina is located in North Carolina
Cordova, North Carolina
Cordova, North Carolina
Coordinates: 34°54′37″N 79°48′43″W / 34.91028°N 79.81194°W / 34.91028; -79.81194
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRichmond
Area
 • Total2.150 sq mi (5.57 km2)
 • Land2.129 sq mi (5.51 km2)
 • Water0.021 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation259 ft (79 m)
Population
 • Total1,775
 • Density830/sq mi (320/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28330
Area codes910, 472
GNIS feature ID2584312[2]

Cordova is an unincorporated community and 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

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

Cordova is located in southwest Richmond County along the Pee Dee River.[6]

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cordova, North Carolina
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Powell 1976, p. 120.

Works cited

  • Powell, William S. (1976). The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807812471.