U.S. PLACE PROFILE
Wilmington, NC
Wilmington is a City in New Hanover County, North Carolina. The loaded 2025 population estimate is 126,809.
Published locationNorth Carolina
Population estimate126,8092025 loaded Census estimate
CountyNew Hanover CountyPrimary loaded county
Place typeCityCensus place classification
Coordinates34.20923, -77.88577Census representative point
EXPLORE FROM WILMINGTON
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Closest published places
Nearest qualifying Census places by straight-line distance.
Wrightsville Beach, NC5.0 miles · E
Belville, NC6.5 miles · W
Leland, NC9.0 miles · W→Navassa, NC10.1 miles · NW
Carolina Beach, NC11.6 miles · S
Kure Beach, NC14.6 miles · S
County coverage
Some incorporated places cross county lines. These county-part values come from the loaded Census county-place-part population layer.
| County | 2025 population in this place part |
|---|---|
| New Hanover County | 126,809 |
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PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC SOURCE
U.S. Census Bureau
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