Asheboro, North Carolina

Asheboro, North Carolina
Asheboro municipal building
Asheboro municipal building
Official seal of Asheboro, North Carolina
Nickname: 
Zoo City
Motto: 
"Exactly where you want to be."
Location of Asheboro, North Carolina
Location of Asheboro, North Carolina
Asheboro is located in North Carolina
Asheboro
Asheboro
Asheboro is located in the United States
Asheboro
Asheboro
Asheboro is located in North America
Asheboro
Asheboro
Coordinates: 35°42′57″N 79°48′46″W / 35.71583°N 79.81278°W / 35.71583; -79.81278
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
IncorporatedDecember 25, 1796
Named forSamuel Ashe
Government
 • MayorDavid Smith
Area
 • Total19.00 sq mi (49.20 km2)
 • Land18.90 sq mi (48.95 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation846 ft (258 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total27,156
 • Density1,436.75/sq mi (554.73/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
27203-27205
Area code336-743
FIPS code37-02080[3]
GNIS feature ID2403119[2]
Websitewww.asheboronc.gov

Asheboro is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, North Carolina, United States.[4] The population was 27,156 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Area of the Piedmont Triad and is home of the state-owned North Carolina Zoo.[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Asheboro, North Carolina
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ NC Zoological Park Funding and Organization (PDF) Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-10-08.

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