Welcome to Falkland ...

The town of Falkland is located in Pitt County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Falkland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Falkland has a population of 99 people<3> (see below for details).

Falkland is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Falkland is located in the (252) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Falkland had an population of 99 people. This is an increase of 3.13% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Falkland had a population of 96 people. This makes Falkland the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 96 people, the population of Falkland decreased 14.29% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 112 people).

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

Communities Also Named Falkland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Falkland - they are located in British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Ontario.

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

Communities near Falkland ...

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

• Greenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Tarboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
  • Tarboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarboro <5>
• Winterville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
  • Winterville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <5>
• Ayden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
  • Ayden is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <5>
• Farmville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
• Princeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Bethel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <5>
• Snow Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <5>
• Robersonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robersonville
  • Robersonville is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robersonville <5>
• Pinetops
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetops
  • Pinetops is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetops <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 Falkland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Falkland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falkland ...

Looking for more information about Falkland? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Falkland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Falkland.

Adding Falkland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Falkland post office opened in 1838.

We also found Falkland in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Falkland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pitt County: www.co.pitt.nc.us/

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