Some of the cities, towns, and places in Wilkes County are Boomer, Call, Clingman, Cricket, Darby, Elkin, Fairplains, Ferguson, Hays, McGrady, Millers Creek, Moravian Falls, Mulberry, North Wilkesboro, Parsonsville, Pleasant Hill, Purlear, Roaring River, Ronda, Thurmond, Wilkesboro

Wilkes County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a part of the state's western mountain region. As of the 2020 census the population was 65,969. Its county seat is Wilkesboro, and its largest community is North Wilkesboro. Wilkes County comprises the North Wilkesboro, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.