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Welcome to East Bend ...

The town of East Bend is located in Yadkin County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of East Bend, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for East Bend: E. Bend

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Bend has a population of 597 people<3> (see below for details).

East Bend is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for East Bend: (336)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Bend had an population of 597 people. This is a decrease of 2.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Bend had a population of 612 people. This makes East Bend the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 612 people, the population of East Bend decreased 7.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 659 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Bend.

Communities Also Named East Bend ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Bend - it's located in Alabama.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Bend.

Communities near East Bend ...

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

  • Winston - Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clemmons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons
    • Clemmons is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <5>
  • Lewisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <5>
  • King
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <5>
  • Elkin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
    • Elkin is located in Surry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <5>
  • Rural Hall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Yadkinville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkinville
    • Yadkinville is located in Yadkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yadkinville <5>
  • Tobaccoville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobaccoville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
    • Tobaccoville is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tobaccoville <5>
  • Bermuda Run
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bermuda Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Run
    • Bermuda Run is located in Davie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,726 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bermuda Run <5>
  • Jonesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <5>

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 East Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Bend.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Bend. 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 East Bend.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Bend ...

Looking for more information about East Bend? 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 East Bend, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Bend.

Adding East Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Bend 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 East Bend was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the East Bend post office opened in 1849.

We also found East Bend in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Bend.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Bend. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yadkin County: www.yadkincounty.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Yadkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for East Bend.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Bend - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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