North Carolina · Census place 3741640

Marshville, North Carolina

Marshville is a town in Union County, North Carolina with an estimated 2,710 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 227th largest of 335 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 2,710; #227 of 335 in North Carolina
Change since 2020: +6.8%; +172 people
Land area: 2.1 sq mi
Density: 1,278 / sq mi; State median 1,316

Orange pin: Marshville. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Raleigh.

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Marshville population, 2020 to 2024

Marshville added 172 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +6.8%. In the latest year it moved by +47.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,526. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Marshville covers 2.12 square miles of land, for 1,278 people per square mile of land. The median North Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,316, so Marshville is close to the typical town.

What county Marshville is in

All of Marshville's residents live in Union County, which had 263,386 residents in 2024. Marshville holds 1.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Marshville

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Marshville by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 28103. 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 Marshville is

The Census internal point of Marshville is at 34.986200, -80.369000. Raleigh, the capital, is 111.8 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Wingate, NC (4,517 people), 4.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Charlotte, NC, 30.3 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 34.986200, -80.369000
DMS: 34°59'10.32"N 80°22'8.40"W
UTM: 17N 557589.9E 3871694.5N
Geohash: dnnz51j16
Plus code: 866XXJPJ+F9

Daylight in Marshville

At 34.99° N, Marshville 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 Marshville

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in North Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Wingate, 4.5 miles away, with 4,517 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Marshville, NC?

2,710 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 172 (6.8%) from 2,538 in July 2020.

What county is Marshville in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Marshville?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 28103.

How far is Marshville from Raleigh?

111.8 miles (180.0 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Marshville.

What is the nearest larger city to Marshville?

Wingate, NC, with 4,517 residents, 4.5 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.