Efland, North Carolina | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of North Carolina |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Orange |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 4.64 |
Area Land Km2: | 4.61 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 852 |
Population Density Km2: | 184.73 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 650 |
Coordinates: | 36.0806°N -79.1719°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 27243[2] |
Area Code: | 919 and 984 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 37-20420 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2628622 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.79 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.78 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 478.38 |
Efland is a census-designated place in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 852, up from the 2010 census population of 734.[3]
Efland is located along U.S. Route 70, 3miles west of Hillsborough, the Orange County seat, and 5miles east of Mebane. It is served by exit 160 from Interstate 85. The original name of the Efland community was Green Springs.
Efland Ruritan Club hosts most of the CDP's activities, including an annual rodeo and the 4th of July and Christmas parades. The club was charted on December 7, 1981, and Ben Lloyd (former County Commissioner and Farmer) was its first president.[4] [5]
Efland has two schools, Efland-Cheeks Elementary School and Gravelly Hill Middle School. Located next to Gravelly Hill MS on West Ten Road is an Orange County soccer facility. The Soccer.Com Center offers 5 full size soccer fields, 1 practice soccer field, a walking track, a concession building and restroom facilities.[6]
The David Faucette House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.