Vance County is a county in North Carolina, United States, on the Virginia border along the north-central Piedmont. It had a population of 42,578 at the 2020 census and covers 269 square miles (696 km2) centred near 36\u00b022\u2032N 78\u00b025\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Henderson is the county seat, and its postal code is 27536. The county has one city, two incorporated towns and a scattering of unincorporated communities across eight townships, is in the Eastern time zone, and carries FIPS code 37181.<\/p>\n
Vance County has three incorporated municipalities — Henderson (the seat), Kittrell and Middleburg — plus more than 30 unincorporated communities and crossroads spread across the county’s townships. Most of the smaller names below are rural crossroads or subdivisions rather than census-tracked places, so population and ZIP figures are shown only where verified.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Township<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | Henderson<\/td>\n | 15,060<\/td>\n | 27536 \/ 27537<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kittrell<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | Kittrell<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27544<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Middleburg<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | Middleburg<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27556<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| North Henderson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | Henderson<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27536<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Henderson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | Henderson<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27536<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dabney<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | Dabney<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Epsom<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | Sandy Creek<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Townsville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | Townsville<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27584<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Watkins<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | Watkins<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Williamsboro<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | Williamsboro<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Willow Oaks<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Woodworth<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Manson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 27553<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bear Pond<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bobbitt<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Brookston<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bullocksville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cokesbury<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Country Place<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Drewry<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Flat Rock<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gillburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Greystone<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hargrove Estates<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hunters Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Island Creek Estates<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jacksontown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lynnbrook Estates<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tungsten<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Weldons Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Westwood Hills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Adcock Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Faulkner Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Floytan Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Harris Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hicks Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kellys Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Knotts Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Seaman Way<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n North Henderson and South Henderson are unincorporated communities directly adjacent to the city of Henderson, not separate municipalities. Manson, near the Warren County line, was added to the list from the county’s own ZIP code assignments.<\/p>\n Townships<\/h2>\nVance County is divided into eight townships, used mainly for tax and census-geography purposes rather than local government: Dabney, Henderson, Kittrell, Middleburg, Sandy Creek, Townsville, Watkins and Williamsboro. Henderson township, which contains the county seat, holds the large majority of the county’s population; the others are predominantly rural.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nRural communities such as Dabney, Watkins and Williamsboro are served by the nearest post-office ZIP rather than a code of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nVance County lies in the north-central Piedmont, where the rolling farmland of the Carolina uplands meets the shoreline of Kerr Lake (John H. Kerr Reservoir) along its northern edge. The Tar River rises in the county and flows east toward Rocky Mount and Greenville. Of the county’s total area, 252 square miles (654 km2) is land and 16 square miles (42 km2), about 6%, is water — largely the arm of Kerr Lake that reaches into the county’s north side.<\/p>\n Vance County borders Mecklenburg County, Virginia<\/a> to the north; Warren County<\/a> to the east; Franklin County<\/a> to the south; and Granville County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n Vance County’s population was 42,578 at the 2020 census. Henderson, the county seat, is the largest community at 15,060 residents, with North Henderson and South Henderson forming its immediate unincorporated suburbs. Median household income in the county runs well below the North Carolina median of $70,804, reflecting the county’s rural, formerly tobacco-dependent economy. Population density is roughly 158 people per square mile, concentrated around Henderson and thinning out toward the Kerr Lake shoreline and the county’s northern and western townships.<\/p>\n Henderson anchors the county’s economy as a regional trade and healthcare hub, home to Maria Parham Health hospital and the Vance County Schools administration. The county’s economic base has shifted from tobacco and textile manufacturing toward logistics, warehousing and healthcare, aided by its position on Interstate 85 between Raleigh and the Virginia state line. Kerr Lake draws boating, fishing and camping visitors from across the region each summer, supporting a seasonal tourism trade along the lakeshore.<\/p>\n Vance County was formed in 1881 from parts of Franklin, Granville and Warren counties, and named for Zebulon Baird Vance, who served as North Carolina’s governor (1862–65, 1877–79) and later as a U.S. senator. In the decades after Reconstruction the county had a large African American majority, and in the 1890s it was represented in Congress by George Henry White, one of the last Black members of Congress from the South before the disenfranchisement era. The county’s economy was built on bright-leaf tobacco farming through most of the 20th century before diversifying after the tobacco program’s decline.<\/p>\n Interstate 85 crosses Vance County north–south, with U.S. Routes 1 and 158 and North Carolina Highway 39 providing additional access.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), roughly 45 miles south of Henderson.<\/p>\n Where is Vance County, North Carolina?<\/strong> What is the population of Vance County?<\/strong> How big is Vance County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Vance County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Vance County?<\/strong> |