There are 18 cities in Wilson County, North Carolina.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | State | 2024 Population | 2020 Census | Annual Change | Density (mi²) | Area (mi²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount | 1 | North Carolina | 53,714 | 54,312 | -0.28% | 1,202 | 44.68 |
| Wilson | 2 | North Carolina | 47,350 | 47,862 | -0.27% | 1,509 | 31.39 |
| Sharpsburg | 3 | North Carolina | 1,707 | 1,699 | 0.12% | 1,685 | 1.01 |
| Kenly | 4 | North Carolina | 1,689 | 1,501 | 2.86% | 899 | 1.88 |
| Elm City | 5 | North Carolina | 1,192 | 1,216 | -0.5% | 554 | 2.15 |
| Fremont | 6 | North Carolina | 1,188 | 1,192 | -0.08% | 876 | 1.36 |
| Lucama | 7 | North Carolina | 1,037 | 1,039 | 0% | 1,706 | 0.61 |
| Middlesex | 8 | North Carolina | 937 | 921 | 0.43% | 897 | 1.04 |
| Stantonsburg | 9 | North Carolina | 745 | 759 | -0.4% | 1,190 | 0.63 |
| Black Creek | 10 | North Carolina | 681 | 691 | -0.29% | 962 | 0.71 |
| Bailey | 11 | North Carolina | 581 | 569 | 0.52% | 828 | 0.70 |
| Macclesfield | 12 | North Carolina | 395 | 411 | -1% | 730 | 0.54 |
| Fountain | 13 | North Carolina | 394 | 382 | 0.77% | 428 | 0.92 |
| Saratoga | 14 | North Carolina | 346 | 350 | -0.29% | 547 | 0.63 |
| Sims | 15 | North Carolina | 332 | 338 | -0.3% | 1,509 | 0.22 |
| Eureka | 16 | North Carolina | 210 | 210 | 0% | 614 | 0.34 |
| Walstonburg | 17 | North Carolina | 192 | 196 | -0.52% | 472 | 0.41 |
| Falkland | 18 | North Carolina | 50 | 48 | 2.04% | 219 | 0.23 |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Rocky Mount is the largest city in Wilson County.
Falkland is the smallest city in Wilson County.
There are 18 cities in Wilson County, North Carolina.