About downtown Wilson
Wilson is home to a Main Street America program: a nationally Accredited downtown working to keep Wilson's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
City Of WilsonAccredited
- Designation
- Nationally Accredited Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- North Carolina Main Street
What's coming to this page
When the City Of Wilson team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Wilson worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Wilson.
Inns, B&Bs and hotels within walking distance.
Festivals, galleries, markets and events downtown.
Restaurants, cafés and taprooms on the square.
Nearby Main Street towns
- Rocky Mount, NC17 mi
- Spring Hope, NC17 mi
- Goldsboro, NC24 mi
- Zebulon, NC24 mi
- Smithfield, NC28 mi
- Tarboro, NC32 mi
- Ayden, NC33 mi
- Kinston, NC37 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Wilson. See all 80 other North Carolina downtowns on the state page.
Program details from the Main Street America network directory. Something out of date? Let us know through the form on this page.
For downtowns & shop owners
Run downtown Wilson? Get featured.
If you lead City Of Wilson or own a shop here, tell us about your events, shops and holiday hours. Our editors feature downtowns and merchants in the Daily Downtown Digest.
Owners and downtown teams get the Digest every morning. Featured placement for shops is a simple monthly plan.