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Welcome to Boonville ...

The town of Boonville is located in Yadkin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Boonville has a population of 1,110 people<2> (see below for details).

Boonville is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Boonville: 336 & 743<4>

The ZIP code for Boonville: 27011<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Boonville had an population of 1,110 people. This is a decrease of 9.17% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Boonville had a population of 1,222 people. This makes Boonville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Boonville represents 0.01% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 312nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,222 people, the population of Boonville increased 7.38% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,138 people).

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

Communities Also Named Boonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Boonville - they are located in California, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boonville.

Communities near Boonville ...

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

  • Lewisville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <7>
  • Mount Airy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • King
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <7>
  • Elkin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
    • Elkin is located in Surry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <7>
  • Yadkinville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkinville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkinville
    • Yadkinville is located in Yadkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yadkinville <7>
  • Tobaccoville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jonesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <7>
  • Dobson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
    • Dobson is located in Surry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <7>
  • Pilot Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Yadkin County

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 Boonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boonville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boonville. 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 Boonville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boonville. See our Newspapers Page for Boonville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boonville ...

Looking for more information about Boonville? 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 Boonville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boonville.

Adding Boonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boonville 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 for Boonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Boonville post office opened in 1857.

We also found Boonville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Yadkin, 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 Boonville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boonville - 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 Boonville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Boonville 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 town (such as Boonville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Boonville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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