Welcome to Knightdale ...

The town of Knightdale is located in Wake County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knightdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Knightdale has a population of 17,854 people<3> (see below for details).

Knightdale is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Knightdale: (919) & (984)<5>

Websites for Knightdale ...

Official Website: www.ci.knightdale.nc.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Knightdale had an population of 17,854 people. This is an increase of 56.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 199.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Knightdale had a population of 11,401 people. This makes Knightdale the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Knightdale represents 0.12% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 75th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,401 people, the population of Knightdale increased 91.36% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,958 people).

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

Communities near Knightdale ...

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

• Raleigh
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <6>
• Cary
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Cary is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <6>
• Wake Forest
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
  • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <6>
• Garner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
  • Garner is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <6>
• Morrisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Durham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <6>
• Clayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
• Wendell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
  • Wendell is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <6>
• Rolesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
  • Rolesville is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <6>
• Zebulon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <6>
• Archer Lodge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
  • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
  • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
  • Archer

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knightdale ...

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

Adding Knightdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knightdale 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 Knightdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Knightdale post office opened in 1908.

We also found Knightdale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knightdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Knightdale: www.ci.knightdale.nc.us/

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

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