Yadkin County, North Carolina
County seat: Yadkinville · Population 38,325 (2025) · 335 sq mi
Yadkin County is the 65th most populous of North Carolina's 100 counties, with 38,325 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Yadkinville. It is part of the Piedmont-Triad (Central) Region region, one of the 8 Prosperity Zones of North Carolina. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Yadkin County facts
- County seat
- Yadkinville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 38,325 +3% since 2020
- Land area
- 335 sq mi 78th largest of 100
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 114 per sq mi
- Established
- 1850
- Named after
- Yadkin River river in North Carolina, United States
- Largest city
- Yadkinville 3,055
- Median household income
- $62,932
- Cities and towns
- 4 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 37197
Cities and towns in Yadkin County
Yadkin County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Yadkin County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yadkinville (county seat) | Town | 3,055 | |
| Jonesville | Town | 2,356 | |
| Boonville | Town | 1,203 | |
| East Bend | Town | 646 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Smithtown | 211 |
ZIP codes in Yadkin County
7 ZIP codes reach into Yadkin County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 27011
- 27018
- 27020 also Iredell and Wilkes counties
- 27055 also Davie and Iredell counties
- 28634 also Iredell and Davie counties
- 28642 also Wilkes County
- 28689 also Iredell, Wilkes and Alexander counties
Population of Yadkin County, 2020–2025
Yadkin County grew by 1,112 people (+3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 777 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,853 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 37,250 |
| 2021 | 37,287 |
| 2022 | 37,531 |
| 2023 | 37,867 |
| 2024 | 38,223 |
| 2025 | 38,325 |
Neighboring counties
- Surry County north · 72,287 people
- Forsyth County east · 401,718 people
- Wilkes County west · 66,233 people
- Davie County southeast · 45,855 people
- Iredell County southwest · 211,798 people
Printable Yadkin 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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