Mayodan, North Carolina
Mayodan, North Carolina | |
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Location of Mayodan, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°25′16″N 79°58′03″W / 36.42111°N 79.96750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Rockingham |
| Named after | The confluence of the Dan and Mayo rivers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chad Wall |
| • Town Manager | Kathleen Patterson |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.90 sq mi (7.51 km2) |
| • Land | 2.88 sq mi (7.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 656 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,418 |
| • Density | 840.5/sq mi (324.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 27027 |
| Area code | 336 |
| FIPS code | 37-42060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406116 |
| Website | www.townofmayodan.com |
Mayodan is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Mayodan had a population of 2,418. It is a manufacturing site for Sturm, Ruger & Co., Bridgestone Aircraft Tire, and formerly General Tobacco until its closure in 2010. Washington Mills Company, later Tultex, operated a textile mill in Mayodan until 1999.
The town is named for two rivers that converge nearby, the Mayo and the Dan, and, according to Ripley's Believe It or Not!, is the only town in the world with this name.