Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 691, settled in 1901.
12% of residents are under 18 in Sedalia, below both the North Carolina town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Among 291 North Carolina towns, just 3 have a higher share of households owning their home than Sedalia. Sedalia has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Dr. Joseph A. McLean House and Wadsworth Congregational Church. Sedalia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 618 in 2000, 676 in 2020. The archive holds 2 maps from 1970 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sedalia, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Sedalia.
The typical Sedalia home is worth about $187,000, up 0.8% in a year, 44% below the North Carolina typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Guilford County Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedalia ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 535 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
0.7% of working residents work locally in Sedalia, against 6.8% in North Carolina’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Sedalia has added 22 jobs, to 55 in 2023. 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Sedalia.
| Sedalia | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sedalia has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 30° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
86% of Sedalia adults had a checkup this year. Sedalia beats the North Carolina average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 49% of Sedalia adults have high blood pressure.
| Sedalia | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Sedalia | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.6% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 18.9% | 24.2% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.2% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sedalia. Close and well known come first.
34 mi Stadium & arenaKenan Memorial Stadium
32 mi Zoo & aquariumNorth Carolina Zoo700K visitors a year
36 mi Stadium & arenaAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadiumin town MuseumPalmer Memorial Institute
35 mi MuseumOld Salem
34 mi Stadium & arenaDean Smith CenterKenan Memorial Stadium: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0 · North Carolina Zoo: Diane Villa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium: BobHWS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Salem: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dean Smith Center: No machine-readable author provided. Snargle~commonswiki assumed (based on copyr, Public domain
7 within 15 miles of the center of Sedalia
About 11 of every 100 Sedalia residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Where Sedalia’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in North Carolina, United States
Sedalia is a town in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 676.
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Sedalia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
