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Mayodan is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, in the United States. It is a manufacturing site for Sturm, Ruger & Co., Bridgestone Aircraft Tire, and formerly General Tobacco (ceased operations 2010). Washington Mills Company, later Tultex, operated a textile mill in Mayodan until 1999.

The town is named for two rivers that converge nearby, the Mayo and the Dan, and, according to Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, is the only town in the world with this name.

Mayodan town overview:
Name:	Mayodan town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	North Carolina
County:	Rockingham County
Elevation:	623 ft (190 m)
Total Area:	2.90 sq mi (7.51 km²)
Land Area:	2.88 sq mi (7.45 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)
Total Population:	2,418
Population Density:	840.46/sq mi (324.53/km²)
ZIP code:	27027
Area code:	336
FIPS code:	3742060
GNISfeature ID:	1021374
Website:	www.townofmayodan.com

Online Interactive Map

Mayodan online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Mayodan location on the U.S. Map. Where is Mayodan town. — Mayodan location on the U.S. Map.

Mayodan location on the North Carolina map. Where is Mayodan town. — Location of Mayodan in North Carolina.

History

Mayodan started as a mill town when a cotton mill was built in 1892. Operations began in April 1896. The Washington Mills-Mayodan Plant was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

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Geography

Mayodan is located at 36°24′51″N 79°58′15″W / 36.41417°N 79.97083°W / 36.41417; -79.97083 (36.414089, -79.970849).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km); 1.5 square miles (3.9 km) of the area is land and 0.66% is water.

Mayodan is located near the confluence of the Mayo and Dan Rivers.