Sims is a town in Wilson County, North Carolina, home to about 522 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 27880.
Homes sold for a median of $165 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Sims, part in Wilson
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sims. 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)40 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Raleigh, NC32 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA336 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sims; 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.
Sims had 275 residents in the 2020 census, up 115% since 2000.
It’s the 580th 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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 50.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wilson 3 Sw, NC weather station (9 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).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sims.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 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
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Wilson.
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