Asheboro, North Carolina

Asheboro, North Carolina
City
Asheboro municipal building
Nickname:  Zoo City
Motto:  "Exactly where you want to be."
Location of Asheboro, North Carolina
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Coordinates: 35°42′57″N 79°48′46″W / 35.71583°N 79.81278°W / 35.71583; -79.81278
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Randolph
Incorporated	December 25, 1796
Named for	Samuel Ashe
Area [1]
• Total	19.00 sq mi (49.20 km2)
• Land	18.90 sq mi (48.95 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation [2]	846 ft (258 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	27,156
• Density	1,436.75/sq mi (554.73/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	27203-27205
Area code	336-743
FIPS code	37-02080[4]
GNIS feature ID	2403119[2]
Website	www.asheboronc.gov

Asheboro is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, North Carolina, United States.^[5] The population was 27,156 at the 2020 census.^[3] It is the home of the state-owned North Carolina Zoo.^[6]

1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Asheboro, North Carolina
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "QuickFacts: Asheboro city, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
5. ↑ National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved February 22, 2024.
6. ↑ NC Zoological Park Funding and Organization (PDF) Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-10-08.