Wilson

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North Carolina

Wilson is a county in North Carolina with 8 ZIP codes and a total population of 81,277. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

Wilson is a county inside North Carolina (FIPS code 37195) that contains 8 USPS ZIP codes covering a combined population of 81,277 according to Census ACS 5-Year Estimates. Counties are the natural bridge between state-level summaries and ZIP-level detail — crime statistics, HUD Fair Market Rents, and childcare pricing are all published at the county level, while household income and housing values are published at the ZIP level. This page reconciles the two views so you can see which ZIPs drive the county totals.

The 8 ZIPs listed below are ordered by population and each links to the full ZIP detail page with Census demographics, housing, income, home-price history, and cross-agency inputs. The most populated ZIP in Wilson is 27893 covering Wilson with 39,723 residents at 139 people per square mile. Population density across ZIPs in this county varies — use the density column to spot urban cores versus rural delivery areas. A single county can contain both a dense downtown ZIP and a large rural ZIP covering several hundred square miles.

Because Wilson uses FIPS code 37195, it joins cleanly to county-level federal datasets: HUD Fair Market Rent tables, FBI Uniform Crime Report data, and the Department of Labor National Database of Childcare Prices all key off the same code. That is how neighborhood scorecards combine ZIP-level Census demographics with county-level safety and affordability metrics. All data on this page comes from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Area files — no estimates, no proprietary sources, no editorial scoring.

8

Total ZIPs

81,277

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Wilson

Side-by-side: Compare 27893 vs 27896 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
27893 Wilson 39,723 139
27896 Wilson 20,130 225
27822 Elm City 8,143 34
27851 Lucama 5,268 45
27883 Stantonsburg 3,565 18
27880 Sims 3,304 49
27813 Black Creek 747 260
27873 Saratoga 397 245

What are common questions about ZIP codes in this county?

What is the population of Wilson?
Wilson has a total population of 81,277 across 8 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Wilson?
Wilson includes 8 ZIP codes: 27893, 27896, 27822, 27851, 27883, 27880, 27813, 27873.
What is the median household income in Wilson?
Median household income data for individual ZIP codes in Wilson is available on each ZIP code's detail page. Visit any ZIP code link below to see income, housing, and demographic data.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →

Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping). Verify with HUD →

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