Welcome to Clayton ...

The town of Clayton is primarily located in Johnston County<1>. A portion of Clayton extends into Wake County.

The location of Clayton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clayton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clayton has a population of 24,979 people<3> (see below for details).

Clayton is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Clayton: (919) and (984)<5>

Websites for Clayton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.claytonchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Clayton, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clayton had an population of 24,979 people. This is an increase of 55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 258.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clayton had a population of 16,116 people (or 9.5% of the total population of Johnston County). This makes Clayton the county's most populous community.

The population of Clayton represents 0.17% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 54th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,116 people, the population of Clayton increased 131.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,973 people).

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

Communities Also Named Clayton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 48 communities that are also named Clayton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (3), Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Clayton ...

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

• Raleigh
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <6>
• Garner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
  • Garner is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <6>
• Fuquay - Varina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuquay - Varina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuquay - Varina
  • Fuquay - Varina is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fuquay - Varina <6>
• Knightdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
  • Knightdale is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <6>
• Smithfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <6>
• Wendell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
  • Wendell is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <6>
• Rolesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
  • Rolesville is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <6>
• Selma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <6>
• Zebulon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <6>
• Angier
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angier
  • Angier is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angier <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clayton ...

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

Adding Clayton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clayton 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 Clayton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Clayton post office opened in 1856.

We also found Clayton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clayton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clayton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Johnston County: www.co.johnston.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/