| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 472 / 910 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:18 PM |
| Population: | 56,907 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 37163 |
| Land Area: | 1,025 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.9527, -78.4123 |
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56,907 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 1,025 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 61,550 to 56,907 from 2014 to 2024 — a -7.5% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 28447 (Ivanhoe, $77,134 median) and poorest ZIP 28393 (Turkey, $37,544) are 30.0 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.1× across this county — from $58,500 in 28393 (Turkey) to $241,300 in 28447 (Ivanhoe).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 15 people/sq mi in 28447 (Ivanhoe) to 124 in 28344 (Godwin).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.7% bachelor's+ in 28393 (Turkey) to 22.0% in 28366 (Newton Grove) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Carolina, this is the #46 most populous of 100 counties and ranks #72 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,140 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,581 of 38,459 reporting).
10 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Sampson County lost 7.5% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28328 | Clinton | Standard | 26,927 | $52,942 | 247.3 | -4.2% |
| 28382 | Roseboro | Standard | 6,961 | $68,854 | 128.1 | -0.2% |
| 28344 | Godwin | Standard | 4,806 | $48,737 | 38.8 | 38.4% |
| 28366 | Newton Grove | Standard | 3,769 | $53,310 | 84.7 | -33.6% |
| 28318 | Autryville | Standard | 3,644 | $56,439 | 79.2 | -28.9% |
| 28385 | Salemburg | Standard | 2,575 | $66,860 | 41.1 | -3.2% |
| 28441 | Garland | Standard | 2,532 | $51,250 | 147.7 | -29.0% |
| 28444 | Harrells | Standard | 2,479 | $44,330 | 110.1 | 5.5% |
| 28393 | Turkey | Standard | 1,707 | $37,544 | 47.6 | 0.7% |
| 28447 | Ivanhoe | Standard | 1,507 | $77,134 | 100.1 | -21.0% |
| 28329 | Clinton | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |