Franklin County, North Carolina

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Franklin County, North Carolina is a predominantly rural county in the north-central part of the state, known for its agricultural economy, small towns, and proximity to the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of North Carolina
adjacentToMetroArea Raleigh–Durham area
surface form: Raleigh–Durham metropolitan area
borderedBy Granville County, North Carolina
Halifax County, North Carolina
Johnston County, North Carolina
Nash County
surface form: Nash County, North Carolina

Vance County, North Carolina
Wake County, North Carolina
Warren County, North Carolina
country United States of America
countySeat Louisburg, North Carolina
FIPSCode 37-069
GNISID 1020220
governingBody Franklin County Board of Commissioners
hasAirport Triangle North Executive Airport
hasAreaCode 919
984
hasCity Louisburg, North Carolina
hasCommunity Bunn, North Carolina
Centerville, North Carolina
hasEconomyType agricultural
hasEducationalInstitution Louisburg College
hasLandUse agriculture
forestry
hasLawEnforcementAgency Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
hasMajorHighway Interstate 85 (nearby access via adjacent counties)
North Carolina Highway 39
North Carolina Highway 56
North Carolina Highway 98
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 401
hasRiver Tar River
hasSchoolDistrict Franklin County Schools
hasTown Franklinton, North Carolina
Youngsville, North Carolina
hasZIPCodeRange 27525–27596
isPredominantly rural
isRural true
knownFor small towns
timber production
tobacco farming
largestSettlement Louisburg, North Carolina
locatedIn North Carolina
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInRegion north-central North Carolina
namedAfter Benjamin Franklin
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Research Triangle
surface form: Research Triangle region
partOfCombinedStatisticalArea Raleigh–Durham area
surface form: Raleigh–Durham–Cary CSA
state North Carolina
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Granville County, North Carolina borderingCounty Franklin County, North Carolina
Wake County, North Carolina adjacentTo Franklin County, North Carolina
Youngsville locatedIn Franklin County, North Carolina
Vance County, North Carolina borders Franklin County, North Carolina
North Carolina Highway 96 passesThrough Franklin County, North Carolina
Warren County, North Carolina borders Franklin County, North Carolina
Jack Johnson placeOfDeath Franklin County, North Carolina
this entity surface form: Franklin County, North Carolina, United States
Tar River flowsThroughCounty Franklin County, North Carolina