North Carolina · Census place 3767420
Thomasville, North Carolina
Thomasville is a city in 2 counties of North Carolina with an estimated 27,605 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 43rd largest of 335 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 27,605
- #43 of 335 in North Carolina
- Change since 2020
- +1.8%
- +479 people
- Land area
- 16.9 sq mi
- Density
- 1,636 / sq mi
- State median 1,316
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Thomasville population, 2020 to 2024
Thomasville added 479 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.8%. In the latest year it moved by +179. Among 147 North Carolina places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 117th; the median place changed by +4.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in North Carolina has 14,573 people, so Thomasville is 1.9 times that size.
Thomasville covers 16.87 square miles of land, for 1,636 people per square mile of land. The median North Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,316, so Thomasville is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Thomasville spans
Thomasville crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 27,605 residents as follows; Davidson County holds 98.1% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Davidson County27,085
- 02Randolph County520
ZIP codes in Thomasville
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Thomasville by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 27360. 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 Thomasville is
The Census internal point of Thomasville is at 35.881300, -80.081500. Raleigh, the capital, is 81.1 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is High Point, NC (118,601 people), 9.1 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 35.881300, -80.081500
- DMS
- 35°52'52.68"N 80°04'53.40"W
- UTM
- 17N 582907.2E 3971172.5N
- Geohash
- dnrh1eyrt
- Plus code
- 867XVWJ9+GC
Daylight in Thomasville
At 35.88° N, Thomasville 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 52 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Thomasville
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in North Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Trinity, 4.0 miles away, with 7,190 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Thomasville, NC?
27,605 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 479 (1.8%) from 27,126 in July 2020.
What county is Thomasville in?
It spans 2 counties: Davidson County (27,085 residents), Randolph County (520 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Thomasville?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 27360.
How far is Thomasville from Raleigh?
81.1 miles (130.5 km) in a straight line, heading E from Thomasville.
What is the nearest larger city to Thomasville?
High Point, NC, with 118,601 residents, 9.1 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.