Oak Ridge, North Carolina
Oak Ridge, North Carolina | |
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Location in Guilford County and the state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°10′1″N 79°58′57″W / 36.16694°N 79.98250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Guilford |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jim Kinneman |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Mike Stone |
| • Council | Ann Schneider |
| • Council | Jim Harton |
| • Council | Michael Greeson |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.58 sq mi (42.95 km2) |
| • Land | 16.44 sq mi (42.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2) |
| Elevation | 948 ft (289 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 6,185 |
• Estimate (2019) | 7,049 |
| • Density | 428.80/sq mi (165.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 27310, 27284 |
| Area code | 336 |
| FIPS code | 37-48480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0991433 |
| Website | www |
Oak Ridge is a town in northwestern Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,185 at the 2010 census, up from 3,988 in 2000. As of 2018, the population had risen to an estimated 6,977. Oak Ridge is 15 miles (24 km) northwest of the center of Greensboro, North Carolina's third-largest city, and it is a part of the Piedmont Triad urban area.