| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 336 / 743 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:15 PM |
| Population: | 43,752 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 37059 |
| CBSA: | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Land Area: | 260 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.8845, -80.5176 |
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43,752 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 260 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 40,954 to 43,752 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.8% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 0 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 27006 (Advance, $96,580 median) and poorest ZIP 27014 (Cooleemee, $44,625) are 12.0 miles apart — a 2.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this county — from $147,300 in 27014 (Cooleemee) to $334,600 in 27006 (Advance).
Density varies 9× across the county — from 136 people/sq mi in 27028 (Mocksville) to 1,290 in 27014 (Cooleemee).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.6% bachelor's+ in 27014 (Cooleemee) to 38.1% in 27006 (Advance) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Carolina, this is the #58 most populous of 100 counties and ranks #33 for median household income with the #34 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $78,802 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
27.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,584 of 31,243 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.