Welcome to Sims ...

The town of Sims is located in Wilson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sims, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sims has a population of 286 people<2> (see below for details).

Sims is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sims is within the (252) area code.

The ZIP code for Sims: 27880<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sims had an population of 286 people. This is an increase of 1.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 123.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sims had a population of 282 people. This makes Sims the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 282 people, the population of Sims increased 120.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 128 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sims ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Sims - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sims.

Communities near Sims ...

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

• Rocky Mount
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <5>
• Wilson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
• Wendell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
  • Wendell is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <5>
• Zebulon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <5>
• Nashville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <5>
• Archer Lodge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
  • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
  • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
  • Archer
• Sharpsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <5>
• Kenly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
  • Kenly is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <5>
• Spring Hope
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
  • Spring Hope is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hope <5>
• Elm City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm City
  • Elm City is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm City <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 Sims. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sims.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sims. 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 Sims.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sims. See our Newspapers Page for Sims.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sims ...

Looking for more information about Sims? 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 Sims, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sims.

Adding Sims to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sims 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 Sims was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Sims post office opened in 1908.

We also found Sims on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sims.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sims. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wilson County: www.wilson-co.com/

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