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A city of 27,580 people in North Carolina
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Map of Asheboro: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land17%2,434 of 14,494 acres
Trails15 mi0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1088 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - North Carolina - Randolph County - Asheboro - ED 76-1, ED 76-2, ED 76-3, ED 76-41880
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1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - North Carolina - Randolph County - Asheboro - ED 76-1, ED 76-2, ED 76-3, ED 76-4, 1880

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About Asheboro

City in North Carolina, United States
1796Established
27,156Population
18.9 sq miArea
837 ftElevation

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.

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Town numbers

ZIP code27203, 27204, 27205
Area code336
Living in Asheboro

Housing in Asheboro

$243K▲ 2.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Asheboro home is worth about $243,000, up 2.1% in a year, 28% below the North Carolina typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market59
Sale-to-list97.5%
Sold in May26
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Safety in Asheboro

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Asheboro's police department reported only 2023 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Asheboro 2.1
North Carolina 3.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Asheboro 21.7
North Carolina 18.1
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B-

The public schools Asheboro’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NC. Ratings are from neighbors.

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Wikimedia Commons · Map: The original uploader was Seth Ilys at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0

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