Siler City, North Carolina
| Siler City, North Carolina | |
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| Town | |
North Chatham Avenue, downtown
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| Motto: "Balanced for Progress" | |
 Location of Siler City, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 35°43′34″N 79°27′47″W / 35.72611°N 79.46306°WCoordinates: 35°43′34″N 79°27′47″W / 35.72611°N 79.46306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.02 sq mi (15.60 km2) |
| • Land | 6.00 sq mi (15.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 623 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,887 |
| • Density | 1,314/sq mi (507.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 27344 |
| Area code(s) | 919 |
| FIPS code | 37-61860 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0994799 |
| Website | www |
Siler City is a town in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town's population was 7,887. The population was estimated to be 8,169 in 2013.
The town was the retirement home and burial location of actress Frances Bavier (1902–1989), best remembered for her role as Aunt Bea on The Andy Griffith Show, a television sitcom in the 1960s set in the fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina. Siler City was featured in episode 140 (season 5 episode 13) of The Andy Griffith Show (December 14, 1964) as the place where Andy and Helen were taken by a game warden for fishing without a license.
Most recently, the town served as the backdrop for Paul Cuadros' book, A Home on the Field, a true story about his experience coaching a Hispanic high school soccer team to a state championship in spite of adversity. In recent years, Siler City has become a suburb of Greensboro and the Research Triangle Park.
The Bowen-Jordan Farm, Cadmus N. Bray House, Bray-Paschal House, East Raleigh Street Historic District, Gregson-Hadley House, Former High Point Bending and Chair Company, Hotel Hadley, North Third Avenue Historic District, Siler City City Hall, Siler City Commercial Historic District, Siler City High School, Snipes-Fox House, William Teague House, and Burdett Woody House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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