North Carolina · Census place 3733560

Indian Trail, North Carolina

Indian Trail is a town in Union County, North Carolina with an estimated 43,867 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 27th largest of 335 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 43,867; #27 of 335 in North Carolina
Change since 2020: +8.8%; +3,563 people
Land area: 22.8 sq mi; + 0.15 sq mi water
Density: 1,921 / sq mi; State median 1,316

Orange pin: Indian Trail. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Raleigh.

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Indian Trail population, 2020 to 2024

Indian Trail added 3,563 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +8.8%. In the latest year it moved by +837. Among 147 North Carolina places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 38th; the median place changed by +4.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in North Carolina has 14,573 people, so Indian Trail is 3.0 times that size.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 40,091. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Indian Trail covers 22.84 square miles of land and 0.15 of water, for 1,921 people per square mile of land. The median North Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,316, so Indian Trail is denser than the typical town.

What county Indian Trail is in

All of Indian Trail's residents live in Union County, which had 263,386 residents in 2024. Indian Trail holds 16.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Indian Trail

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Indian Trail by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 28079, 28104, 28110. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Indian Trail is

The Census internal point of Indian Trail is at 35.068600, -80.651200. Raleigh, the capital, is 123.5 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Charlotte, NC (943,476 people), 14.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 35.068600, -80.651200
DMS: 35°04'6.96"N 80°39'4.32"W
UTM: 17N 531802.1E 3880706.2N
Geohash: dnnxs8p96
Plus code: 867X389X+CG

Daylight in Indian Trail

At 35.07° N, Indian Trail gets about 14 h 31 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 48 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 43 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Indian Trail

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in North Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Lake Park, 1.5 miles away, with 3,582 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Indian Trail, NC?

43,867 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,563 (8.8%) from 40,304 in July 2020.

What county is Indian Trail in?

Union County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Indian Trail?

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 28079, 28104, 28110.

How far is Indian Trail from Raleigh?

123.5 miles (198.7 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Indian Trail.

What is the nearest larger city to Indian Trail?

Charlotte, NC, with 943,476 residents, 14.0 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.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.