Gold Hill North Carolina Map
Gold Hill, Hoke County
Explore Gold Hill, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gold Hill, NC street map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| City | Gold Hill |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Hoke |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.921276 |
| Longitude | -79.173089 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28386, 27025, 28071 |
| Area Code | 336, 704, 980 |
| County Seat | Raeford |
| School District | Rowan-Salisbury Schools |
About Gold Hill, North Carolina
Gold Hill is a locality in Hoke County, North Carolina, United States. Gold Hill is located at 34.9213°N, 79.1731°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28071.0.
Gold Hill rises from the Piedmont's gentle slopes, a place where the earth remembers its mineral wealth. It lies 13.3 miles west-southwest of Hope Mills, NC (from Hope Mills, NC: bearing 255°T), and is situated 5.0 miles southeast of Raeford. The landscape here is a subtle blend of open fields, their rich, red soil hinting at the iron deposits beneath, and stands of mature oak and pine, their branches reaching towards a sky that often carries the scent of distant rain. Small creeks, their beds lined with smooth, worn stones, meander through the terrain, their waters reflecting the dappled sunlight that filters through the leaves. The air itself feels grounded, carrying the earthy perfume of damp soil and the faint, sweet whisper of pine needles. The story of Gold Hill is inextricably linked to the veins of ore that once pulsed beneath its surface, drawing prospectors and miners in the 19th century and forging a spirit of rugged enterprise. This legacy of extraction, primarily for gold and later for iron, shaped the early economy, leaving behind a topography subtly altered by shafts and slag heaps, now softened by time and vegetation. Today, the echoes of that boom are present in the preserved structures and the quiet hum of a local economy that draws sustenance from agriculture and a growing appreciation for its historical character. Visitors often find themselves captivated by the palpable sense of a place that has weathered change, its present life a quiet continuation of a past deeply rooted in the very ground it occupies.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Lumber River Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 076° E
- Hoke County - Hoke County Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 281° W
- Lumber River State Park (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 273° W
- Hambys (Cowlick) Bay Fee (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 190° S
- Hamby's Bay Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 190° S
- Audubon Environmental Land Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 353° N
- Antioch Bay Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 190° S
- Lumber State Natural and Scenic River (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 250° W
- Carver's Creek State Park (State Park) — 21.6 mi, 029° NE
- Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve (State Park) — 18.8 mi, 325° NW
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About This Gold Hill Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gold Hill, North Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.921276, -79.173089. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Gold Hill and Hoke County.
Detailed location data for Gold Hill includes the ZIP code (28386), telephone area code (336, 704, 980), county seat of Hoke County (Raeford), and school district assignment (Rowan-Salisbury Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Gold Hill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
