Back أوك ريدج (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic Oak Ridge (Carolina del Nord) Catalan Оук-Ридж (Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Oak Ridge (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, North Carolina, Guilford County) CEB Oak Ridge (Carolina del Norte) Spanish Oak Ridge (Ipar Carolina) Basque اووک ریج، کارولینای شمالی Persian Oak Ridge (Caroline du Nord) French Oak Ridge, Kawolin dinò HT Oak Ridge (Carolina del Nord) Italian
Oak Ridge, North Carolina | |
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 Location in Guilford County and the state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°10′24″N 79°59′30″W / 36.17333°N 79.99167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Guilford |
| Founded | 1852 |
| Incorporated | 1897, 1998 |
| Named for | Its location on an Oak-grown ridge[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jim Kinneman |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Mike Stone |
| • Council | Ann Schneider |
| • Council | Jim Harton |
| • Council | Michael Greeson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.89 sq mi (43.75 km2) |
| • Land | 16.75 sq mi (43.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2) |
| Elevation | 929 ft (283 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,474 |
| • Density | 446.24/sq mi (172.29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 27310, 27284 |
| Area code | 336 |
| FIPS code | 37-48480[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407022[3] |
| Website | www |
Oak Ridge is a town in northwestern Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. As of the census of 2020, the town had a population of 7,474. Oak Ridge is 15 miles (24 km) northwest of the center of Greensboro, North Carolina's third-most populous city. Oak Ridge is a part of the Piedmont Triad urban area.
- ^ "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Ridge, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.