North Carolina · Census place 3734200
Jacksonville, North Carolina
Jacksonville is a city in Onslow County, North Carolina with an estimated 70,840 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 15th largest of 335 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 70,840
- #15 of 335 in North Carolina
- Change since 2020
- -3.3%
- -2,430 people
- Land area
- 48.8 sq mi
- + 7.62 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,452 / sq mi
- State median 1,316
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Jacksonville population, 2020 to 2024
Jacksonville lost 2,430 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.3%. In the latest year it moved by -286. Among 147 North Carolina places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 145th; the median place changed by +4.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in North Carolina has 14,573 people, so Jacksonville is 4.9 times that size.
Jacksonville covers 48.80 square miles of land and 7.62 of water, for 1,452 people per square mile of land. The median North Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,316, so Jacksonville is denser than the typical town.
What county Jacksonville is in
All of Jacksonville's residents live in Onslow County, which had 212,954 residents in 2024. Jacksonville holds 33.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Jacksonville
6 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Jacksonville by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 28540, 28542, 28543, 28544, 28546, 28547. 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 Jacksonville is
The Census internal point of Jacksonville is at 34.729700, -77.393700. Raleigh, the capital, is 101.0 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Wilmington, NC (125,284 people), 45.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 34.729700, -77.393700
- DMS
- 34°43'46.92"N 77°23'37.32"W
- UTM
- 18N 280832.5E 3845677.6N
- Geohash
- dq0vwf7eh
- Plus code
- 8764PJH4+VG
Daylight in Jacksonville
At 34.73° N, Jacksonville gets about 14 h 29 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 50 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 40 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Jacksonville
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in North Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Richlands, 14.5 miles away, with 2,446 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Jacksonville, NC?
70,840 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 2,430 (3.3%) from 73,270 in July 2020.
What county is Jacksonville in?
Onslow County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Jacksonville?
6 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 28540, 28542, 28543, 28544, 28546, 28547.
How far is Jacksonville from Raleigh?
101.0 miles (162.6 km) in a straight line, heading NW from Jacksonville.
What is the nearest larger city to Jacksonville?
Wilmington, NC, with 125,284 residents, 45.6 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.