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North Carolina
North Carolina at a glance
- Capital
- Raleigh · O7 on the national map
- U.S. Census Bureau, Guide to 2010 State and Local Census Geography: North Carolina · Capital field in the Census state geography guide; source page checked 2026-09-13. This is a federal secondary reference, not the designating constitution or statute.
- Admitted to the Union
- 1789-11-21
- U.S. Senate, North Carolina: States in the Senate timeline · Federal institutional history; this is a secondary reference to the act, ratification, or proclamation establishing statehood, not the enrolled act itself.
- Total area
- 53819.2 square miles
- U.S. Census Bureau, State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates · Total area: land and water.
- Population
- 11,197,968 people
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates · Vintage 2025 resident population estimate.
- ZIP Code range
- 270–289
- U.S. Postal Service, ZIP Code system · Summary of ZIP Code prefixes principally assigned to the state; ZIP Codes are routing constructs, not geographic boundaries.
- Area codes
- 252, 336, 472, 704, 743, 828, 910, 919, 980, 984
- North American Numbering Plan Administrator, NPA reports · In-service geographic area codes assigned to the state.
Selected dated milestones · not a complete state history
North Carolina through time
Admitted to the Union
North Carolina was admitted to the Union on 1789-11-21.
U.S. Senate, North Carolina: States in the Senate timeline · as of 2026-09-04