Welcome to Badin ...

The town of Badin is located in Stanly County<1>.

The location of Badin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Badin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Badin has a population of 1,973 people<3> (see below for details).

Badin is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Badin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Badin: (704) and (980)<5>

Websites for Badin ...

Official Website: www.badin.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Badin had an population of 1,973 people (or an increase of 70.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Badin had a population of 1,974 people. This makes Badin the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Badin represents 0.02% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 251st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,974 people, the population of Badin increased 71.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,154 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Badin.

Communities near Badin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Badin.

• Albemarle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
  • Albemarle is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albemarle <6>
• Troy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
• Norwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <6>
• Mount Pleasant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <6>
• Rockwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
  • Rockwell is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwell <6>
• Oakboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakboro
  • Oakboro is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakboro <6>
• Biscoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
  • Biscoe is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biscoe <6>
• Denton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <6>
• Mount Gilead
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
• Star
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Star is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Badin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Badin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Badin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Badin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Badin. See our Newspapers Page for Badin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Badin ...

Looking for more information about Badin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Badin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Badin.

Adding Badin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Badin in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Badin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Badin post office opened in 1916.

We also found Badin on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for North Carolina (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Badin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Badin: www.badin.org/

The official website for Stanly County: www.co.stanly.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/