Stantonsburg is a town in Wilson County, North Carolina, home to about 958 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 27883.
Homes sold for a median of $106 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Stantonsburg, part in Saratoga
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Stantonsburg. 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)57 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV)26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Raleigh, NC48 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA339 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Stantonsburg; 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.
Stantonsburg had 762 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 468th 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).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Stantonsburg.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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
Libraries
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 Wilson County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stantonsburg ElementaryStantonsburg | K–5 | 184 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Speight MiddleStantonsburg | 6–8 | 281 | Public | 2.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Saratoga.
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