North Carolina · Census place 3701720
Archdale, North Carolina
Archdale is a city in 2 counties of North Carolina with an estimated 12,147 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 80th largest of 335 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 12,147
- #80 of 335 in North Carolina
- Change since 2020
- +2.0%
- +241 people
- Land area
- 9.0 sq mi
- + 0.02 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,347 / sq mi
- State median 1,316
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Archdale population, 2020 to 2024
Archdale added 241 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.0%. In the latest year it moved by +41. Among 147 North Carolina places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 112th; the median place changed by +4.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in North Carolina has 14,573 people, so Archdale is 83% of it.
Archdale covers 9.02 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 1,347 people per square mile of land. The median North Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,316, so Archdale is close to the typical town.
The 2 counties Archdale spans
Archdale crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 12,147 residents as follows; Randolph County holds 96.7% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Randolph County11,752
- 02Guilford County395
ZIP codes in Archdale
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Archdale by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 27263, 27370. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Archdale is
The Census internal point of Archdale is at 35.904700, -79.959800. Raleigh, the capital, is 74.5 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is High Point, NC (118,601 people), 6.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 35.904700, -79.959800
- DMS
- 35°54'16.92"N 79°57'35.28"W
- UTM
- 17N 593865.0E 3973878.1N
- Geohash
- dnrhk2r01
- Plus code
- 8772W23R+V3
Daylight in Archdale
At 35.90° N, Archdale gets about 14 h 36 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 43 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 53 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Archdale
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in North Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Trinity, 3.4 miles away, with 7,190 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Archdale, NC?
12,147 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 241 (2.0%) from 11,906 in July 2020.
What county is Archdale in?
It spans 2 counties: Randolph County (11,752 residents), Guilford County (395 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Archdale?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 27263, 27370.
How far is Archdale from Raleigh?
74.5 miles (119.9 km) in a straight line, heading E from Archdale.
What is the nearest larger city to Archdale?
High Point, NC, with 118,601 residents, 6.2 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.