North Carolina · Census place 3735760
King, North Carolina
King is a city in 2 counties of North Carolina with an estimated 7,764 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 113th largest of 335 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 7,764
- #113 of 335 in North Carolina
- Change since 2020
- +7.6%
- +546 people
- Land area
- 6.2 sq mi
- + 0.06 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,256 / sq mi
- State median 1,316
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King population, 2020 to 2024
King added 546 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +7.6%. In the latest year it moved by +218. Among 147 North Carolina places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 52nd; the median place changed by +4.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in North Carolina has 14,573 people, so King is 53% of it.
King covers 6.18 square miles of land and 0.06 of water, for 1,256 people per square mile of land. The median North Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,316, so King is close to the typical town.
The 2 counties King spans
King crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 7,764 residents as follows; Stokes County holds 91.9% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Stokes County7,132
- 02Forsyth County632
ZIP codes in King
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps King by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 27021. 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 King is
The Census internal point of King is at 36.274700, -80.356900. Raleigh, the capital, is 101.9 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lewisville, NC (14,203 people), 12.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Winston-Salem, NC, 13.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 36.274700, -80.356900
- DMS
- 36°16'28.92"N 80°21'24.84"W
- UTM
- 17N 557759.8E 4014609.2N
- Geohash
- dnqy77tgk
- Plus code
- 868X7JFV+V6
Daylight in King
At 36.27° N, King gets about 14 h 38 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 41 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 57 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near King
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in North Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Tobaccoville, 3.4 miles away, with 2,740 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of King, NC?
7,764 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 546 (7.6%) from 7,218 in July 2020.
What county is King in?
It spans 2 counties: Stokes County (7,132 residents), Forsyth County (632 residents).
What ZIP codes cover King?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 27021.
How far is King from Raleigh?
101.9 miles (164.0 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from King.
What is the nearest larger city to King?
Lewisville, NC, with 14,203 residents, 12.3 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.