Johnston County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Established
- June 28, 1746 , (279 years ago) ( 1746-06-28 )
- Named after
- Gabriel Johnston
- Seat
- Smithfield
- Largest community
- Clayton
- Total
- 795.65 sq mi (2,060.7 km )
- Land
- 792.02 sq mi (2,051.3 km )
- Water
- 3.63 sq mi (9.4 km ) 0.46%
- Estimate 2025
- 256,448
- Density
- 272.72/sq mi (105.30/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Zip codes
- 27501, 27504, 27520, 27524, 27527, 27529, 27542, 27555, 27557, 27568, 27569, 27576, 27577, 27591, 27592, 27597, 27603, 28334, 28366
- Area code
- 919, 984
- Congressional district
- 13th
- Website
- johnstonnc .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Johnston County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 215,999. Its county seat is Smithfield. Johnston County is included in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.
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