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Wilson North Carolina Map

Explore Wilson, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Wilson, North Carolina

How to Use This Wilson, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wilson, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Wilson.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Wilson
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Buncombe County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.731488
Longitude	-77.93075
Population	47,851
Density	595.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	27893, 28778, 27896
Area Code	828, 919, 984
County Seat	Asheville
School District	Wilson County Schools

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About Wilson, North Carolina

Wilson is a locality in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of 47,851. The population density is 595.3 people per km². Wilson is located at 35.7315°N, 77.9308°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Wilson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 27893, 28778, 27896.

Wilson stretches across a landscape defined by the steady, quiet expansion of inland plains where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered by the towering shadows of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 7.2 miles east of Asheville, NC (from Asheville, NC: bearing 94°T), and is situated 9.1 miles northeast of Skyland. The air here holds a particular quality of stillness, especially as the late afternoon light turns the surrounding fields into a deep, burnished bronze that seems to linger on the earth long after the sun has begun its descent. Nearby, the Swannanoa River traces a path through the terrain, its waters moving with a deliberate, low-country gravity that shapes the local topography, while the proximity of Wilson Cove and the quiet boundaries of Buncombe County Park offer a respite of green space. Even as the distance to Lake Susan remains a modest journey, the land itself asserts a character formed by the fertile, dark soil that has long dictated the rhythm of those who walk its paths.

Wilson carries the weight of a history rooted in the cultivation of the earth and the industry that grew from the leaf, creating a legacy that remains visible in the architecture of its older commercial districts. The economy, once tethered tightly to the cycles of agriculture, has evolved to embrace a modern diversity that mirrors the changing currents of the region, yet the foundational work ethic persists in the way the locals approach their daily labor. One might find the distinct, savory traditions of regional barbecue serving as a common language, a culinary heritage that binds the people as surely as the shared memories of long, humid summers. Whether observing the quiet activity of a neighborhood street or the persistent, measured pace of commerce, Wilson maintains an identity that feels entirely its own, existing far from the rush of the edges of the map and settled firmly within its own peculiar, grounded grace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City of Wilson - Wilson Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 048° NE
City of Wilson - Warren Street Park (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 128° SE
Fleming Stadium/ Jcfield/Denby Field (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 180° S
Benjamin Farmer Revolutionary Soldier Monument (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 117° SE
Cavalier Terrace (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 359° N
Barnes Corner Gallery (Gallery) — 1.1 mi, 114° SE
Wilson Theatre (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 107° E
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 088° E
Whirligig (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 234° SW
Southern National Motorsport Park (Stadium) — 11.1 mi, 221° SW
The Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 287° W
Country Doctor Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 287° W
Nuclear Mishap (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 167° S
Tobacco Farm Life Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 229° SW
It's A Zoo Life (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 14.9 mi, 075° E
Kenly 95 (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 230° SW
Nooherooka Monument, Snow Hill (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 145° SE
Fort Neroka (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 146° SE
Odom Farming Company (Theme Park) — 20.8 mi, 197° S
Paramount Theatre - Community Theatre (Theatre) — 21.5 mi, 115° SE
Vollmer Farms (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 312° NW
Boon Hill Gallery (Public Artwork) — 22.7 mi, 218° SW
Mountains-to-Sea Trail (State Park) — 28.1 mi, 267° W
Medoc Mountain State Park (State Park) — 33.3 mi, 002° N
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.5 mi, 070° E · 43k acres
Croatan National Forest (National Forest) — 65.8 mi, 141° SE · 162k acres

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