Elm City is a town in Wilson County, North Carolina, home to about 1,292 people across 2.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 27822.
Homes sold for a median of $187 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Elm City, part in Wilson
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elm City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)52 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Raleigh, NC44 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA326 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elm City; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Elm City had 1,218 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 413th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Wilson County grew from 23,596 residents in 1900 to 78,784 in 2020.
Wilson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 44.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rocky Mt Wilson Ap, NC weather station (4 miles away).
32,253 jobs at 1,818 businesses in Wilson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
14 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Elm City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 6 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Nash County Public Schools, Wilson County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coopers ElementaryElm City | Pre-K–5 | 591 | Public | 7.2 mi |
| Gardners ElementaryElm City | K–5 | 280 | Public | 6.2 mi |
| Elm City MiddleElm City | 6–8 | 399 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garnett Christian AcademyElm City | K–11 | 48 | Pentecostal | 3.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Wilson.
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