SimsNC
A town of 346, settled in 1908.
Is Sims a good place to live?
Sims has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
346 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sims: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sims, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sims.
Compared with most of North Carolina and the rest of the country, the average trip to work in Sims is longer
Among 291 North Carolina towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Sims. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line locally, against 13% in North Carolina’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The median commute is under 19 miles. The top destinations are Wilson (38%), Rocky Mount (5%) and Raleigh (4%).
| Sims | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 42 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sims has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Sims’ FEMA risk score stands at 32 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Sims after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2018. FEMA puts 33% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 32% to hurricanes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sims is
11% of adults have diabetes in Sims, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 12%. Of 32 CDC measures, Sims beats the North Carolina average on 1 and trails it on 10. For adults locally, the share who smoke cigarettes is 18%.
| Sims | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Sims | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.6% | 7.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.1% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow puts the typical Sims home at about $292K
Among households in Sims, 85% are owner-occupiers. In Sims, the typical rent is $1,027 a month.
| Sims | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,027 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Open space protected for good: 4.2% of Sims
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.1 miles. Sims’ density of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Sims | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.2% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Town of Sims Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Sims
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Sims
About 3 of every 100 Sims residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
100% of working residents leave Sims for work
Where Sims’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sims
Town in North Carolina, United States
Sims is a town in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 275 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 197 ft
- ZIP code
- 27880
- Area code
- 252
Questions about Sims
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sims, NC a good place to live?
Sims has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.