North Carolina Municipalities Ranked by
the July 1, 2016 Estimated Population
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Rank Municipality County Population
553 Spencer Mountain Gaston 0
552 Fontana Dam Graham 23
551 Grandfather Village Avery 25
550 Santeetlah Graham 43
549 Leggett Edgecombe 58
548 Bear Grass Martin 73
547 Speed Edgecombe 80
546 Hassell Martin 84
545 Centerville Franklin 88
544 Como Hertford 91
542 Lumber Bridge Robeson 92
542 Orrum Robeson 92
541 Raynham Robeson 94
540 Falkland Pitt 96
539 Harrellsville Hertford 104
538 McDonald Robeson 109
537 Chimney Rock Rutherford 111
536 Proctorville Robeson 114
535 Seven Springs Wayne 115
534 Macon Warren 116
533 McFarlan Anson 118
531 Indian Beach Carteret 120
531 Lasker Northampton 120
530 Love Valley Iredell 121
529 Tar Heel Bladen 122
528 Linden Cumberland 126
527 Middleburg Vance 133
525 Godwin Cumberland 138
525 Norman Richmond 138
524 Boardman Columbus 155
523 Lansing Ashe 156
522 Everetts Martin 158
521 Bolivia Brunswick 159
520 Milton Caswell 173
519 Pantego Beaufort 174
517 Bald Head Island Brunswick 175
517 Marietta Robeson 175
516 Danbury Stokes 184
515 Eureka Wayne 190
514 Colerain Bertie 191
513 Crossnore Avery 197
512 Cerro Gordo Columbus 198
511 Autryville Sampson 199
510 Sugar Mountain Avery 200
509 Harrells Sampson, Duplin 203
508 Seven Devils Watauga, Avery 213
506 Mesic Pamlico 216
506 Momeyer Nash 216
505 Walstonburg Greene 217
504 Watha Pender 220
503 Roxobel Bertie 221
502 Seagrove Randolph 228
501 Halifax Halifax 229
500 Kelford Bertie 232
498 Askewville Bertie 233
498 Dillsboro Jackson 233
497 Bath Beaufort 240
496 Vandemere Pamlico 253
495 Castalia Nash 255
494 Powellsville Bertie 257
493 Creswell Washington 264
491 Earl Cleveland 268
491 Severn Northampton 268
490 Parmele Martin 272
489 Conetoe Edgecombe 276
488 Goldston Chatham 281
487 Stonewall Pamlico 283
486 Sandy Creek Brunswick 285
485 Cedar Rock Caldwell 291
484 East Laurinburg Scotland 293
483 Casar Cleveland 298
482 Oak City Martin 304
481 Sims Wilson 305
480 Turkey Sampson 309
479 Gatesville Gates 317
477 Mooresboro Cleveland 318
477 Trenton Jones 318
476 Falcon Cumberland, Sampson 321
475 Waco Cleveland 323
474 Bethania Forsyth 324
472 Cameron Moore 331
472 Hayesville Clay 331
471 Beech Mountain Watauga, Avery 332
470 Hobgood Halifax 333
469 Pollocksville Jones 334
468 Atkinson Pender 336
467 Bunn Franklin 347
466 Dublin Bladen 349
465 Brookford Catawba 374
464 Webster Jackson 376
463 Forest Hills Jackson 378
462 Teachey Duplin 381
461 Dover Craven 385
460 Cove City Craven 387
458 Bostic Rutherford 388
458 Rennert Robeson 388
457 Hamilton Martin 395
456 Duck Dare 396
453 Cofield Hertford 406
453 Hookerton Greene 406
453 Staley Randolph 406
451 Saratoga Wilson 410
451 Topsail Beach Pender 410
450 Peachland Anson 413
449 Ronda Wilkes 414
448 Stovall Granville 426
445 Fountain Pitt 427
445 Simpson Pitt 427
445 St. Helena Pender 427
444 Salemburg Sampson 431
443 Parkton Robeson 434
442 Washington Park Beaufort 440
441 Grimesland Pitt 446
440 MacClesfield Edgecombe 447
438 Caswell Beach Brunswick 450
438 Ruth Rutherford 450
437 Elk Park Avery 455
436 Lattimore Cleveland 459
435 Sandyfield Columbus 460
433 Bridgeton Craven 463
433 Micro Johnston 463
432 Bakersville Mitchell 470
431 East Arcadia Bladen 473
430 Jamesville Martin 477
428 Jackson Northampton 480
428 Morven Anson 480
427 Minnesott Beach Pamlico 481
426 Aurora Beaufort 502
424 Gibson Scotland 520
424 Lewiston Woodville Bertie 520
423 Kittrell Vance 524
422 Lilesville Anson 527
421 Bailey Nash 543
420 Pink Hill Lenoir 544
419 Polkville Cleveland 547
418 Harmony Iredell 549
417 Calypso Duplin 554
416 Wade Cumberland 555
415 Hoffman Richmond 563
414 Newton Grove Sampson 569
413 Ossipee Alamance 575
412 Roper Washington 576
411 Arapahoe Pamlico 579
410 Hot Springs Madison 582
409 Stem Granville 588
408 East Bend Yadkin 594
407 Seaboard Northampton 597
406 Robbinsville Graham 602
404 Catawba Catawba 604
404 Whitsett Guilford 604
402 Ansonville Anson 605
402 Lawndale Cleveland 605
401 Winfall Perquimans 606
400 Rosman Transylvania 608
399 Fallston Cleveland 611
398 New London Stanly 620
397 Patterson Springs Cleveland 622
395 Holden Beach Brunswick 633
395 Varnamtown Brunswick 633
394 Garland Sampson 635
393 Richfield Stanly 638
392 Ocean Isle Beach Brunswick 639
391 Sedalia Guilford 642
390 Littleton Halifax 647
389 Greenevers Duplin 651
388 Pikeville Wayne 668
387 Misenheimer Stanly 673
386 Kingstown Cleveland 679
385 McAdenville Gaston 680
384 Peletier Carteret 685
383 Grantsboro Pamlico 692
382 Bolton Columbus 693
381 Whitakers Edgecombe, Nash 708
380 High Shoals Gaston 709
379 Grover Cleveland 715
378 Newland Avery 719
377 Bogue Carteret 726
376 Winton Hertford 728
375 Saluda Polk, Henderson 731
374 Taylortown Moore 752
373 Woodland Northampton 757
372 Red Cross Stanly 761
371 Black Creek Wilson 767
370 North Topsail Beach Onslow 768
369 Vass Moore 770
368 Stantonsburg Wilson 783
367 Alliance Pamlico 788
366 Montreat Buncombe 798
365 Middlesex Nash 810
364 Clarkton Bladen 812
363 Kenansville Duplin 817
362 Northwest Brunswick 824
361 Chocowinity Beaufort 827
359 Conway Northampton 828
359 Faith Rowan 828
358 Dobbins Heights Richmond 829
357 Wagram Scotland 830
356 Warrenton Warren 834
355 Aulander Bertie 836
354 Candor Montgomery, Moore 837
353 Walnut Creek Wayne 839
352 Columbia Tyrrell 841
351 White Lake Bladen 857
350 Ellenboro Rutherford 882
349 Cleveland Rowan 886
348 Star Montgomery 887
347 Old Fort McDowell 902
346 Rich Square Northampton 915
345 Oriental Pamlico 918
344 Marshall Madison 925
343 Fair Bluff Columbus 931
342 Highlands Macon, Jackson 933
341 Belwood Cleveland 948
340 Magnolia Duplin 964
339 Cooleemee Davie 970
338 Dortches Nash 986
337 Faison Duplin, Sampson 987
336 Columbus Polk 989
335 Vanceboro Craven 994
334 Garysburg Northampton 1,007
333 Rowland Robeson 1,008
332 Ellerbe Richmond 1,016
330 Foxfire Moore 1,047
330 Stoneville Rockingham 1,047
329 Maysville Jones 1,055
328 Alamance Alamance 1,068
327 Norlina Warren 1,083
326 Stedman Cumberland 1,084
325 Rhodhiss Burke, Caldwell 1,089
324 Gaston Northampton 1,114
323 Mount Gilead Montgomery 1,121
322 Brunswick Columbus 1,126
321 Lucama Wilson 1,148
320 Robbins Moore 1,149
319 Banner Elk Avery 1,168
318 Roseboro Sampson 1,174
317 Franklinville Randolph 1,196
316 Lake Lure Rutherford 1,214
315 Boonville Yadkin 1,220
314 Fremont Wayne 1,224
313 Princeton Johnston 1,242
312 Bayboro Pamlico 1,250
311 Clyde Haywood 1,257
310 Elm City Wilson 1,269
309 Broadway Lee, Harnett 1,276
308 West Jefferson Ashe 1,288
307 Pinetops Edgecombe 1,291
306 Blowing Rock Watauga, Caldwell 1,305
305 Spring Hope Nash 1,318
304 Beulaville Duplin 1,336
303 Youngsville Franklin 1,348
302 Swepsonville Alamance 1,358
301 Pine Knoll Shores Carteret 1,361
300 Kenly Johnston, Wilson 1,375
299 Maggie Valley Haywood 1,378
298 Rutherford College Burke 1,380
297 Walnut Cove Stokes 1,401
296 Biltmore Forest Buncombe 1,420
295 Cedar Point Carteret 1,432
294 Robersonville Martin 1,435
293 Pinebluff Moore 1,449
292 Claremont Catawba 1,457
291 Lake Waccamaw Columbus 1,466
289 Atlantic Beach Carteret 1,501
289 Pilot Mountain Surry 1,501
288 East Spencer Rowan 1,520
287 Bryson City Swain 1,527
286 Glen Alpine Burke 1,550
285 Weldon Halifax 1,555
284 Hemby Bridge Union 1,559
282 Bethel Pitt 1,560
282 Jefferson Ashe 1,560
281 Manteo Dare 1,563
280 Stanfield Stanly 1,570
279 Holly Ridge Onslow 1,573
278 Dobson Surry 1,592
277 Belhaven Beaufort 1,609
276 Denton Davidson 1,612
275 Connelly Springs Burke 1,650
274 Snow Hill Greene 1,656
273 Murphy Cherokee 1,672
272 Rose Hill Duplin 1,673
271 Ramseur Randolph 1,688
270 Biscoe Montgomery 1,698
269 Burnsville Yancey 1,704
268 Bladenboro Bladen 1,739
267 Tryon Polk 1,760
266 Sparta Alleghany 1,787
265 Richlands Onslow 1,790
264 Mount Pleasant Cabarrus 1,802
263 Chadbourn Columbus 1,805
262 Navassa Brunswick 1,815
261 Andrews Cherokee 1,819
260 Pine Level Johnston 1,822
259 Drexel Burke 1,857
258 Sharpsburg Nash, Wilson, Edgecombe 1,950
257 Scotland Neck Halifax 1,963
256 Calabash Brunswick 1,972
255 Hildebran Burke 1,977
254 Badin Stanly 1,979
253 Oakboro Stanly 1,993
252 Four Oaks Johnston 2,039
250 Franklinton Franklin 2,045
250 Yanceyville Caswell 2,045
249 Surf City Pender, Onslow 2,103
248 Green Level Alamance 2,115
247 Hertford Perquimans 2,120
246 Rockwell Rowan 2,161
245 Princeville Edgecombe 2,178
244 Cape Carteret Carteret 2,180
243 Mars Hill Madison 2,183
242 Kure Beach New Hanover 2,193
240 Belville Brunswick 2,203
240 Madison Rockingham 2,203
239 St. Pauls Robeson 2,209
238 Spruce Pine Mitchell 2,235
237 Laurel Park Henderson 2,241
236 Jonesville Yadkin 2,253
235 Taylorsville Alexander 2,265
234 Coats Harnett 2,301
233 Carthage Moore 2,341
232 Maxton Robeson, Scotland 2,354
231 Haw River Alamance 2,385
230 Norwood Stanly 2,398
229 Mayodan Rockingham 2,427
228 Enfield Halifax 2,472
227 Marshville Union 2,484
226 Wrightsville Beach New Hanover 2,509
225 Tobaccoville Forsyth, Stokes 2,517
224 Wilson's Mill Johnston 2,568
223 Bermuda Run Davie 2,610
222 Fairmont Robeson 2,623
221 Grifton Pitt, Lenoir 2,647
220 Liberty Randolph 2,665
219 Troutman Iredell 2,669
218 Cajah's Mountain Caldwell 2,740
217 Sylva Jackson 2,743
216 Wentworth Rockingham 2,753
215 La Grange Lenoir 2,774
214 Yadkinville Yadkin 2,938
213 Swansboro Onslow 2,948
212 Southern Shores Dare 2,952
211 Mineral Springs Union 2,971
210 Nags Head Dare 2,977
208 River Bend Craven 3,058
208 Warsaw Duplin 3,058
207 Granite Quarry Rowan 3,086
206 Rural Hall Forsyth 3,100
205 Wallburg Davidson 3,125
204 Landis Rowan 3,148
203 Pembroke Robeson 3,169
202 Polkton Anson 3,173
201 Murfreesboro Hertford 3,210
200 Troy Montgomery 3,222
199 Spencer Rowan 3,279
198 Locust Stanly, Cabarrus 3,283
197 Flat Rock Henderson 3,316
196 Whispering Pines Moore 3,351
195 Lillington Harnett 3,361
194 Louisburg Franklin 3,367
193 Maiden Catawba, Lincoln 3,399
192 Windsor Bertie 3,414
191 Red Springs Robeson, Hoke 3,423
190 Southport Brunswick 3,428
189 Benson Johnston, Harnett 3,481
187 Kitty Hawk Dare 3,516
187 Red Oak Nash 3,516
185 Elizabethtown Bladen 3,549
185 Ranlo Gaston 3,549
184 Carolina Shores Brunswick 3,577
183 Wingate Union 3,603
182 Jamestown Guilford 3,642
181 Lake Park Union 3,647
180 Fairview Union 3,659
179 Plymouth Washington 3,661
178 Eastover Cumberland 3,676
177 Wilkesboro Wilkes 3,705
176 Stanley Gaston 3,710
175 Lowell Gaston 3,733
174 Midland Cabarrus, Mecklenburg 3,760
173 Emerald Isle Carteret 3,791
172 Weaverville Buncombe 3,858
171 Wallace Duplin, Pender 3,940
170 Hudson Caldwell 3,944
169 Trent Woods Craven 4,014
168 Elkin Surry, Wilkes 4,024
167 Gamewell Caldwell 4,025
166 Franklin Macon 4,097
165 Burgaw Pender 4,102
164 Sunset Beach Brunswick 4,128
163 Rutherfordton Rutherford 4,169
162 Randleman Randolph 4,189
161 Beaufort Carteret 4,230
160 China Grove Rowan 4,245
159 Tabor City Columbus 4,259
158 Spindale Rutherford 4,322
157 Canton Haywood 4,359
156 Shallotte Brunswick 4,457
155 Valdese Burke 4,471
154 Creedmoor Granville 4,531
153 North Wilkesboro Wilkes 4,533
152 Pittsboro Chatham 4,577
151 St. James Brunswick 4,580
150 Mount Olive Wayne, Duplin 4,605
149 Pleasant Garden Guilford 4,632
148 Granite Falls Caldwell 4,652
147 Farmville Pitt 4,670
146 Erwin Harnett 4,674
145 Dallas Gaston 4,791
144 Midway Davidson 4,793
143 Zebulon Wake, Johnston 4,796
142 Edenton Chowan 4,814
141 Boiling Springs Cleveland 4,819
139 Archer Lodge Johnston 4,829
139 Newport Carteret 4,829
138 Ahoskie Hertford 4,872
137 Long View Catawba, Burke 4,877
136 Raeford Hoke 4,935
135 Cramerton Gaston 4,944
134 Ayden Pitt 4,996
133 Angier Harnett, Wake 5,041
132 Walkertown Forsyth 5,068
131 Sawmills Caldwell 5,156
130 Nashville Nash 5,231
129 Whiteville Columbus 5,344
128 Mocksville Davie 5,422
127 Bessemer City Gaston 5,439
126 Wadesboro Anson 5,503
125 Williamston Martin 5,542
124 Stokesdale Guilford 5,604
123 Rolesville Wake 5,723
122 Cherryville Gaston 5,919
121 Carolina Beach New Hanover 6,015
120 Hamlet Richmond 6,291
119 Selma Johnston 6,407
118 Unionville Union 6,502
117 Boiling Spring Lakes Brunswick 6,519
116 Wendell Wake 6,533
115 Woodfin Buncombe 6,589
114 Trinity Randolph 6,638
113 Hillsborough Orange 6,673
112 Marvin Union 6,700
111 King Stokes, Forsyth 6,992
110 Gibsonville Guilford, Alamance 7,023
109 Kill Devil Hills Dare 7,195
108 Oak Ridge Guilford 7,209
107 Mills River Henderson 7,343
106 Forest City Rutherford 7,402
105 Oak Island Brunswick 7,529
104 Aberdeen Moore 7,564
103 Butner Granville 7,880
102 Brevard Transylvania 8,002
101 Marion McDowell 8,004
100 Fletcher Henderson 8,049
99 Black Mountain Buncombe 8,125
98 Roxboro Person 8,238
97 Conover Catawba 8,335
96 Clinton Sampson 8,558
95 Oxford Granville 8,563
94 Wesley Chapel Union 8,624
93 Siler City Chatham 8,635
92 Pineville Mecklenburg 8,873
91 Rockingham Richmond 9,199
90 Winterville Pitt 9,330
89 Morehead City Carteret 9,361
88 Washington Beaufort 9,561
87 Dunn Harnett 9,647
86 Waynesville Haywood 10,065
85 Mount Airy Surry 10,319
84 Weddington Union, Mecklenburg 10,509
83 Elon Alamance 10,532
82 Lincolnton Lincoln 10,638
81 Kings Mountain Cleveland, Gaston 10,719
80 Tarboro Edgecombe 10,857
79 Belmont Gaston 11,077
78 Smithfield Johnston 11,238
77 Summerfield Guilford 11,388
76 Spring Lake Cumberland 11,811
75 Archdale Randolph, Guilford 12,102
74 Mebane Alamance, Orange 12,857
73 Davidson Mecklenburg, Iredell 12,921
72 Newton Catawba 13,027
71 Waxhaw Union 13,035
70 Lewisville Forsyth 13,120
69 Southern Pines Moore 13,754
68 Knightdale Wake 13,786
67 Hendersonville Henderson 14,035
66 Reidsville Rockingham 14,152
65 Graham Alamance 14,812
64 Henderson Vance 14,935
63 Mount Holly Gaston 15,041
62 Roanoke Rapids Halifax 15,101
61 Eden Rockingham 15,279
60 Laurinburg Scotland 15,671
59 Stallings Union, Mecklenburg 15,796
58 Albemarle Stanly 16,121
57 Harrisburg Cabarrus 16,176
56 Pinehurst Moore 16,452
55 Hope Mills Cumberland 16,523
54 Morganton Burke 16,839
53 Lenoir Caldwell 17,875
52 Leland Brunswick 17,956
51 Elizabeth City Pasquotank, Camden 17,969
50 Lexington Davidson 18,532
49 Boone Watauga 19,028
48 Clayton Johnston, Wake 19,427
47 Clemmons Forsyth 19,605
46 Havelock Craven 20,072
45 Shelby Cleveland 20,080
44 Carrboro Orange 20,533
43 Kinston Lenoir 20,672
42 Lumberton Robeson 21,463
41 Fuquay-Varina Wake 24,254
40 Morrisville Wake, Durham 24,456
39 Kernersville Forsyth, Guilford 24,730
38 Statesville Iredell 25,712
37 Asheboro Randolph 25,931
36 Mint Hill Mecklenburg, Union 26,749
35 Thomasville Davidson, Randolph 27,129
34 Garner Wake 28,999
33 Sanford Lee 29,267
32 New Bern Craven 30,048
31 Cornelius Mecklenburg 30,207
30 Matthews Mecklenburg 30,849
29 Holly Springs Wake 31,230
28 Salisbury Rowan 34,459
27 Monroe Union 34,725
26 Goldsboro Wayne 34,793
25 Wake Forest Wake, Franklin 35,293
24 Indian Trail Union 38,177
23 Mooresville Iredell 39,068
22 Hickory Catawba, Burke, Caldwell 40,449
21 Kannapolis Cabarrus, Rowan 46,595
20 Apex Wake 46,673
19 Wilson Wilson 49,400
18 Burlington Alamance, Guilford 52,426
17 Rocky Mount Nash, Edgecombe 54,849
16 Huntersville Mecklenburg 57,145
15 Chapel Hill Orange, Durham 59,851
14 Gastonia Gaston 74,413
13 Jacksonville Onslow 75,744
12 Greenville Pitt 87,945
11 Concord Cabarrus 88,815
10 Asheville Buncombe 91,929
9 High Point Guilford, Davidson, Forsyth, Randolph 110,235
8 Wilmington New Hanover 117,255
7 Cary Wake, Chatham 155,041
6 Fayetteville Cumberland 208,729
5 Winston-Salem Forsyth 240,603
4 Durham Durham, Wake, Orange 255,042
3 Greensboro Guilford 284,328
2 Raleigh Wake, Durham 448,699
1 Charlotte Mecklenburg 830,258
Source: North Carolina OSBM, Standard Population Estimates, Vintage 2016.

Note: For multi-county municipalities, the counties are listed in order of municipal population size, largest first.
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Last updated September 25, 2017