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Welcome to Asheboro ...

The city of Asheboro is located in Randolph County<1> and is the County Seat for Randolph County.

Asheboro was established in 1796.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Asheboro has a population of 25,871 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Asheboro is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Asheboro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Asheboro: 336 & 743<4>

The ZIP codes for Asheboro: 27203-27205<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Asheboro had an population of 25,871 people. This is an increase of 3.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Asheboro had a population of 25,012 people (which is 17.62% of the total population of Randolph County). This makes Asheboro the county's most populous community.

The population of Asheboro represents 0.26% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 35th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 25,012 people, the population of Asheboro increased 15.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 21,672 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Asheboro.

Websites for Asheboro ...

Official Website:   www.ci.asheboro.nc.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chamber.asheboro.com/

Communities near Asheboro ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Asheboro.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Asheboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asheboro.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Asheboro. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Asheboro.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Asheboro. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Asheboro.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asheboro ...

Looking for more information about Asheboro? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Asheboro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Asheboro.

Adding Asheboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Asheboro in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Asheboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Asheboro post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asheboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Asheboro.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Asheboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Asheboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Asheboro area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Asheboro). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Asheboro or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Asheboro includes: 27203, 27204 & 27205.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/