Welcome to Elm City ...

The town of Elm City is located in Wilson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elm City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elm City has a population of 1,293 people<2> (see below for details).

Elm City is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Elm City is within the boundaries of the (252) area code.

The ZIP code for Elm City: 27822<4>

Websites for Elm City ...

Official Website: www.elmcity.govoffice.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elm City had an population of 1,293 people. This is a decrease of 0.39% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elm City had a population of 1,298 people. This makes Elm City the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Elm City represents 0.01% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 303rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,298 people, the population of Elm City increased 11.42% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,165 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Elm City.

Communities Also Named Elm City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elm City - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Elm City ...

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

• Rocky Mount
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <5>
• Wilson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
• Tarboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
  • Tarboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarboro <5>
• Nashville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <5>
• Red Oak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
• Sharpsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <5>
• Princeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Spring Hope
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
  • Spring Hope is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hope <5>
• Fremont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Pinetops
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetops
  • Pinetops is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetops <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elm City ...

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

Adding Elm City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elm City post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elm City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Elm City: www.elmcity.govoffice.com/

The official website for Wilson County: www.wilson-co.com/

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