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 Johnston County-Wide Phone Book is published annually in November.
74,000 copies are distributed free of charge to all homes and businesses in Johnston County.
Johnston County was created in 1746 from Craven County and named in honor of Gabriel Johnston, North Carolina's governor from 1734-1752. It originally contained most of what are now Wake,Wayne,Greene, and Lenoir Counties and part of Wilson. The first European and African settlers came from coastal NC and the tidewater areas of Virginia and Maryland and were primarily substance farmers. Some made profits by raising large herds of swine and cattle which they drove to markets in Virginia.
A phenomenal number of new residents have moved to Johnston County in the past decade; and with a 50-percent increase in population, Johnston has become one of the fastest-growing counties in North Carolina.
Johnston County, with an approximate population of 122,000, is located midway between New York and Florida on I-95, just a two-hour drive from Atlantic Coast beaches and a four-hour drive from the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Johnston County-Wide Coverage Map
Snapshot of Areas Covered:
Bailey,
Benson,
Clayton,
Four Oaks,
Kenly,
Micro,
Middlesex,
Pine Level,
Princeton,
Selma,
Smithfield,
Wilson’s Mills.
AREA DEMOGRAPHICS
| US Census Bureau |
Total |
| Population |
141,646 |
| Households |
49,494 |
| Businesses |
2,812 |
| Median Household Income |
$41,800 |
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