| ZIP Codes: | 14 ZIP Codes (13 Standard, 0 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 336 / 743 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:00 PM |
| Population: | 62,566 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 37193 |
| CBSA: | North Wilkesboro, NC |
| Land Area: | 740 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.2123, -81.1552 |
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62,566 residents live across 14 ZIPs covering 740 sq mi, served by 13 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 65,143 to 62,566 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.0% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 8 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 28651 (Millers Creek, $61,623 median) and poorest ZIP 28635 (Hays, $44,901) are 9.4 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $95,900 in 28606 (Boomer) to $228,700 in 28654 (Moravian Falls).
Density varies 11× across the county — from 23 people/sq mi in 28624 (Ferguson) to 255 in 28697 (Wilkesboro).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.7% bachelor's+ in 28685 (Traphill) to 23.9% in 28697 (Wilkesboro) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Carolina, this is the #42 most populous of 100 counties and ranks #86 for median household income .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 28656North Wilkesboro .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,587 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,648 of 45,456 reporting).
13 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 1 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28659 | North Wilkesboro | Standard | 21,422 | $50,280 | 111.0 | 7.6% |
| 28697 | Wilkesboro | Standard | 13,412 | $52,988 | 52.7 | 6.5% |
| 28651 | Millers Creek | Standard | 5,578 | $61,623 | 84.9 | -23.1% |
| 28654 | Moravian Falls | Standard | 3,168 | $57,438 | 61.9 | -16.4% |
| 28669 | Roaring River | Standard | 2,935 | $47,358 | 49.7 | 5.6% |
| 28635 | Hays | Standard | 2,669 | $44,901 | 60.8 | -39.9% |
| 28665 | Purlear | Standard | 2,483 | $45,685 | 61.0 | -1.1% |
| 28606 | Boomer | Standard | 2,187 | $56,600 | 43.4 | 2.9% |
| 28685 | Traphill | Standard | 2,181 | $46,406 | 43.5 | 25.3% |
| 28670 | Ronda | Standard | 2,124 | $49,567 | 37.5 | -28.2% |
| 28683 | Thurmond | Standard | 1,614 | $45,423 | 41.4 | -3.1% |
| 28624 | Ferguson | Standard | 1,438 | $51,836 | 61.6 | -13.2% |
| 28649 | Mc Grady | Standard | 1,355 | $47,016 | 31.0 | -21.3% |
| 28656 | North Wilkesboro | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |