Asheboro

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Asheboro

Total population

27,580

Weather89°F · Sunny

Coordinates35.72°, -79.81°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Asheboro is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, North Carolina, United States, inside the Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Area of the Piedmont Triad. The population of the city was 27,156 at the 2020 census. It is and is home of the state-owned North Carolina Zoo.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Asheboro, NC from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Lee Petty

American racecar driver (1914–2000)

Jonathan Worth

American politician (1802–1869)

James Madison Leach

American politician (1815-1891)

Charlie Poole

American musician (1892–1931)

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Sam Ard

American racecar driver (1939–2017)

William C. Hammer

American politician (1865–1930)

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Andy Headen

American football player

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Brantley York

President of Duke University

Braxton Craven

American academic administrator (1822–1882)

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Frances Faust Lombard

American botanist and mycologist (1915–1995)

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Holland Thompson

American historian (1873–1940)

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Larry Beck

professional golfer

Lodi

American professional wrestler and novelist

Mark Kemp

American journalist

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Paul Martin Newby

American politician

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Joe Spinks

American basketball coach and basketball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Carolina

• Randleman
  6.7 mi away
• Franklinville
  7.1 mi away
• Ramseur
  9 mi away
• Archdale
  15.2 mi away
• Trinity
  15.5 mi away
• Pleasant Garden
  16.5 mi away
• Liberty
  16.7 mi away
• Bennett
  18.6 mi away
• Siler City
  20.1 mi away · pop. 7,995
• Jamestown
  20.5 mi away
• Lexington
  26.4 mi away
• Badin
  27.5 mi away

Browse all places in North Carolina →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Asheboro

Sketches of my Asheboro

Sidney Swaim Robins · 1972

Recreation and open space plan, City of Asheboro, North Carolina

Asheboro (N.C.). Community Development Staff · 1976

Sketches of My Asheboro

Sidney Robins · 2013

Geologic map of the Asheboro, North Carolina, and adjacent areas

Victor M. Seiders · 1981

Land development plan, City of Asheboro, North Carolina

Asheboro (N.C.). Community Development Staff · 1976

Community facilities plan & capital improvements budget, City of Asheboro, North Carolina

Asheboro (N.C.). Community Development Staff · 1976

An Act to Designate the Facility of the United States Postal Service Located at 1030 South Church Street in Asheboro, North Carolina, as the "W. Joe Trogdon Post Office Building."

United States · 2001

At the west bend of Uwharrie Road, 1909-1984

Oscar Sowers · 1984

Search results from Open Library.