Cordova, North Carolina

CDP in North Carolina, United States

34°54′37″N 79°48′43″W / 34.91028°N 79.81194°W / 34.91028; -79.81194CountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCounty RichmondArea

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• Total2.150 sq mi (5.57 km²) • Land2.129 sq mi (5.51 km²) • Water0.021 sq mi (0.05 km²)Elevation

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259 ft (79 m)Population

(2010)^[3]

• Total1,775 • Density830/sq mi (320/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

28330

Area codes910, 472GNIS 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

^ "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

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

Municipalities and communities of Richmond County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Rockingham

City