Warren County, North Carolina
County seat: Warrenton · Population 18,898 (2025) · 429 sq mi
Warren County is the 83rd most populous of North Carolina's 100 counties, with 18,898 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Warrenton. It is part of the North Central Region region, one of the 8 Prosperity Zones of North Carolina. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Warren County facts
- County seat
- Warrenton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 18,898 +1.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 429 sq mi 56th largest of 100
- Water area
- 15 sq mi
- Population density
- 44 per sq mi
- Established
- 1779
- Same name
- One of 14 Warren Counties in the US
- Named after
- Joseph Warren American doctor (1741-1775)
- Largest city
- Norlina 924
- Median household income
- $50,638
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 10
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 37185
Cities and towns in Warren County
Warren County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Warren County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norlina | Town | 924 | |
| Warrenton (county seat) | Town | 819 | |
| Macon | Town | 104 |
ZIP codes in Warren County
10 ZIP codes reach into Warren County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 27537 also Vance and Franklin counties
- 27551
- 27553 also Vance County
- 27563 also Vance County
- 27570
- 27589 also Franklin County
- 27594
- 27842 also Northampton County
- 27844 also Halifax, Nash and Franklin counties
- 27850 also Halifax County
Population of Warren County, 2020–2025
Warren County grew by 257 people (+1.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 723 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,001 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 18,606 |
| 2021 | 18,835 |
| 2022 | 18,691 |
| 2023 | 18,739 |
| 2024 | 19,055 |
| 2025 | 18,898 |
Neighboring counties
- Franklin County southwest · 82,037 people
- Halifax County east · 46,534 people
- Vance County west · 42,638 people
- Mecklenburg County, Virginia northwest · 30,747 people
- Brunswick County, Virginia northeast · 15,727 people
- Northampton County east · 16,491 people
- Nash County south · 99,365 people
Printable Warren County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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