Johnston County, North Carolina

Johnston County
Johnston County
County
	County of Johnston
	Johnston County Courthouse in Smithfield
	Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
	North Carolina's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 35°31′N 78°22′W / 35.52°N 78.37°W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Founded	June 28, 1746
Named for	Gabriel Johnston
Seat	Smithfield
Largest town	Clayton
Area
• Total	796 sq mi (2,060 km2)
• Land	791 sq mi (2,050 km2)
• Water	4.2 sq mi (11 km2) 0.5%%
Population
• Estimate (2017)	196,708
• Density	229.4/sq mi (88.6/km2)
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(s)	919, 984
Congressional districts	2nd, 7th
Website	www.johnstonnc.com

Johnston County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2000, 121,965 people lived there. In 2006, population was 152,143.^[1] Its county seat is Smithfield.

HistoryEdit

The county was made in 1746 from Craven County. It was named for Gabriel Johnston, who used to be the governor of North Carolina.

In 1752 parts of Johnston County, Bladen County, and Granville County were combined to form Orange County. In 1758 the eastern part of Johnston County became Dobbs County. In 1770 parts of Johnston County, Cumberland County, and Orange County were combined to form Wake County. And in 1855 parts of Johnston County, Edgecombe County, Nash County, and Wayne County were combined to form Wilson County.