Summary for Wilkesboro

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Located in: Wilkes County (see below)

Time Zone: Wilkesboro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: (336)

Elevation: 990 feet [301.75 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Wilkesboro)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	3,447 (1% increase since 2010)
2010:	3,413 (8.04% increase since 2000)
2000:	3,159

Total Area:<3> 5.9 sq. miles [15.3 km²]

Housing Units:<4> 1,633

Official Website: www.wilkesboronorthcarolina.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Wilkesboro:

Lat: 36.141600° (or 36°8'29" N)

Lon: -81.173900° (or -81°10'26" W)

USGS Topo Map: Wilkesboro<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Wilkesboro

GNIS ID: 2406886

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 74020

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Wilkesboro)

About Wilkes County

The town of Wilkesboro is the County Seat for Wilkes County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Wilkes)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	68,296 (1.51% decrease since 2010)
2010	69,340 (5.65% increase since 2000)
2000:	65,632

Total Area: 756 sq. miles [1,960.4 km²]

Housing Units: 33,065

Official Website: www.wilkescounty.net/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Wilkes

GNIS ID: 1008595

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 193

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Wilkesboro)

About North Carolina

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	10,501,384 (10.13% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,535,483 (18.46% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,049,313

Websites for State of North Carolina

Official Website: https://www.nc.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitnc.com/

Parks: https://www.ncparks.gov/

Fishing & Hunting: https://www.ncwildlife.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Carolina

GNIS ID: 1027616

FIPS State: 37

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Wilkesboro)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wilkesboro: www.wilkesboronorthcarolina.com/

The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilkesboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Wilkesboro. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Wilkesboro, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Wilkesboro.