Walnut Cove is a town in Stokes County, North Carolina, home to about 2,115 people across 2.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 27052.
Homes sold for a median of $165 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Walnut Cove. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)19 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA373 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Walnut Cove; 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.
Walnut Cove had 1,586 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 332nd largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Stokes County grew from 19,866 residents in 1900 to 44,520 in 2020.
Stokes County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 47.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Danbury, NC weather station (8 miles away).
5,767 jobs at 674 businesses in Stokes County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
17 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Walnut Cove.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 9 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 4 |
| 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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 Stokes County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Cove Elementary SchoolWalnut Cove | Pre-K–5 | 298 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| London Elementary SchoolWalnut Cove | K–5 | 230 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Southeastern Stokes Middle SchoolWalnut Cove | 6–8 | 413 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| South Stokes High SchoolWalnut Cove | 9–12 | 538 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| Stokes Early College High SchoolWalnut Cove | 9–13 | 159 | Public | 4.3 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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