Oak Ridge North Carolina Map
Oak Ridge, Rowan County
Explore Oak Ridge, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Oak Ridge, 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.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
Interactive Map of Oak Ridge, North Carolina
How to Use This Oak Ridge, North Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Oak Ridge, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Oak Ridge and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Oak Ridge.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Oak Ridge |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Rowan |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.649584 |
| Longitude | -80.460337 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28146, 27278, 27022, 27310 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| County Seat | Salisbury |
| School District | Guilford County Schools |
About Oak Ridge, North Carolina
Oak Ridge is a locality in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. Oak Ridge is located at 35.6496°N, 80.4603°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27310.0.
Oak Ridge, North Carolina, rests in a landscape shaped by the gentle topography of the Piedmont region, a place where the land subtly rises and falls. It lies 1.7 miles south-southeast of Salisbury, NC (from Salisbury, NC: bearing 152°T), and is situated 8.8 miles northeast of China Grove. The air here carries a certain stillness, especially as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent, casting long shadows across fields and sparsely wooded areas. To the west, the distant, hazy outline of the Appalachian Mountains can sometimes be discerned on exceptionally clear days, a constant, grander presence on the horizon. Locally, the terrain is characterized by modest elevations and a network of small streams and wooded expanses, with Morlan Park offering a nearby pocket of preserved natural beauty. The proximity of Mirror Lakes, just a mile away, adds a serene watery dimension to the immediate surroundings, reflecting the sky in its placid surface. The economic life of Oak Ridge has historically been tied to the agricultural traditions of the region, with a legacy of farming that has gradually evolved. While farming remains a part of its character, the community has also seen shifts towards other industries and has become a place where people find a quieter pace of life not far from larger centers. The Town Creek, also a mile from Oak Ridge, has been a quiet witness to the area's development, its banks holding the subtle echoes of past livelihoods. The spirit of the place is one of steady, unpretentious existence, a continuation of the Southern register that values neighborliness and a grounded connection to the land.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Morlan Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 241° SW
- Town Creek Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 341° N
- Soldier Monument (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 309° NW
- Maine Monument (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 309° NW
- Patriot’s Flag Concourse (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 358° N
- Spencer Woods Park (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 017° N
- Town of Spencer - Fred and Alice Stanback Educational Forest and Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 017° N
- Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve - Dunns Mountain (Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 130° SE
- Rowan County - Dunn's Mountain Park (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 130° SE
- Dunn's Mountain Park (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 130° SE
- Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 325° NW
- Alcoa Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 022° N
- T.M Stanback Barnyard (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 6.3 mi, 099° E
- Millbridge Speedway (Stadium) — 8.3 mi, 272° W
- Sound Money Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 231° SW
- Textile Heritage Center (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 335° NW
- Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 111° E
- Lazy 5 Ranch (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 14.7 mi, 263° W
- Puzzle Piece (Public Artwork) — 16.6 mi, 044° NE
- Carolina Theatre (Theatre) — 16.6 mi, 044° NE
- Davidson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 044° NE
- Lexington Cinema 8 (Cinema) — 16.9 mi, 046° NE
- Scenic Lookout (Viewpoint) — 18.4 mi, 123° SE
- Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 18.8 mi, 120° SE · 52k acres
- Music Hall (Theatre) — 22.4 mi, 101° E
- AmStar 14 (Cinema) — 22.7 mi, 259° W
- Trebuchet (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 229° SW
- Da Vinci Flying Machine (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 229° SW
- Morrow Mountain State Park (State Park) — 25.6 mi, 130° SE
- Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.6 mi, 098° E · 5,216 acres
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About This Oak Ridge Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Ridge, North Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.649584, -80.460337. 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 Oak Ridge and Rowan County.
Detailed location data for Oak Ridge includes the ZIP code (28146), telephone area code (336), county seat of Rowan County (Salisbury), and school district assignment (Guilford County Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 Oak Ridge is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
