| State Road | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| 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: | Surry & Wilkes |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 68 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 36.3964°N -80.8922°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 28676 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
State Road is an unincorporated community located in the Bryan Township of Surry County, North Carolina and part of Edwards III Township in eastern Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2000 census, the State Road postal district (28676) had a total population of 3,047.https://archive.today/20200212050626/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=28676&_cityTown=28676&_state=&_zip=28676&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010 The community's unique name is derived from its location on U.S. Route 21. Legend has it that when US 21 was first being built, locals constructed a horseshoe pit on the graded road surface. On Sunday afternoons when they got together to pitch horseshoes, they would say "let's go to state road" and the name stuck.
State Road is located at 36°17' North, 80°51' West (36.396418 N, 80.89226 W)
According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 26.26sqmi. The Community is serviced by State Road Vol. Fire Dept. Founded in 1960.