Welcome to Asheboro ...

The city of Asheboro is located in Randolph County<1> and is the County Seat for Randolph County.

The location of Asheboro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Asheboro was established in 1796.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Asheboro has a population of 25,871 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Asheboro is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Asheboro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Asheboro: (336)

Websites for Asheboro ...

Official Website:   www.ci.asheboro.nc.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chamber.asheboro.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Asheboro had an population of 25,871 people. This is an increase of 3.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Asheboro had a population of 25,012 people (which is 17.64% of the total population of Randolph County). This makes Asheboro the county's most populous community.

The population of Asheboro represents 0.26% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 35th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 25,012 people, the population of Asheboro increased 15.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 21,672 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Asheboro.

Communities near Asheboro ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Asheboro.

• Archdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
  • Archdale is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archdale <5>
• Trinity
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <5>
• Pleasant Garden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Garden
  • Pleasant Garden is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Garden <5>
• Randleman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randleman
  • Randleman is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randleman <5>
• Liberty
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
• Denton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <5>
• Ramseur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseur
  • Ramseur is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramseur <5>
• Franklinville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <5>
• Star
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Star is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <5>
• Staley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
  • Staley is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staley <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Asheboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asheboro.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Asheboro. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Asheboro.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Asheboro. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Asheboro.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asheboro ...

Looking for more information about Asheboro? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Asheboro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Asheboro.

Adding Asheboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Asheboro in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Asheboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Asheboro post office opened in 1923.

We also found Asheboro on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for North Carolina (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asheboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Asheboro: www.ci.asheboro.nc.us/

The official website for Randolph County: www.co.randolph.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/