Jacksonville
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city in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- County
- Onslow
- Named for
- Andrew Jackson
- Mayor
- Sammy Phillips
- Total
- 56.42 sq mi (146.14 km )
- Land
- 48.80 sq mi (126.40 km )
- Water
- 7.62 sq mi (19.74 km ) 13.51%
- Elevation
- 0 ft (0 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 72,879
- Density
- 1,490.1/sq mi (575.35/km )
- Urban
- 111,224 (US: 302nd )
- Urban density
- 1,470/sq mi (567.6/km )
- Metro
- 213,676 (US: 219th )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−04:00 ( EDT )
- Zip codes
- 28540, 28541, 28546
- Area codes
- 910, 472
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Jacksonville
- Population
- 72723
- Area
- 131.33338
- Elevation
- 4.6
- Official website
- www.ci.jacksonville.nc.us
- Image
- Jacksonville NC 1904 Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 21126
- Dialing code
- 910
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- inception
- 1757-00-00
- postal code
- 28540
- Commons category
- Jacksonville, North Carolina
- water as percent of area
- 8.2781
- per capita income
- 23665
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Jacksonville is the county seat of and the most populous community in Onslow County, North Carolina, which is coterminous with the Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 72,723, which makes Jacksonville the 14th-most populous city in North Carolina. Demographically, Jacksonville is the youngest city in the United States, with an average age of 22.8 years old, which can be attributed to the large military presence. The low age may also be in part due to the population drastically increasing over the past 80 years, from 783 in the 1930 census to 72,723 in the 2020 census.
It is the home of the United States Marine Corps' Camp Lejeune and New River Air Station. Jacksonville is located adjacent to North Carolina's Crystal Coast area.