Welcome to Saratoga ...

The town of Saratoga is located in Wilson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saratoga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saratoga has a population of 406 people<2> (see below for details).

Saratoga is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Saratoga: (252)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saratoga had an population of 406 people. This is a decrease of 0.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saratoga had a population of 408 people. This makes Saratoga the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 408 people, the population of Saratoga increased 7.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 379 people).

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

Communities Also Named Saratoga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Saratoga - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3), Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Saratoga ...

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

• Wilson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
• Farmville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
• Sharpsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <4>
• Snow Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Elm City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm City
  • Elm City is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm City <4>
• Fremont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Pinetops
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Lucama
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
  • Lucama is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <4>
• Stantonsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonsburg
  • Stantonsburg is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stantonsburg <4>
• Black Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
  • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saratoga ...

Looking for more information about Saratoga? 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 Saratoga, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saratoga.

Adding Saratoga to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saratoga post office opened in 1854.

We also found Saratoga in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saratoga.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wilson County: www.wilson-co.com/

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