Greensboro, North Carolina
city in North Carolina, United States of America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It has about 300,000 people and is growing. Greensboro is near Winston Salem and High Point in an area called The Triad. It is in Guilford County.
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Greensboro, North Carolina | |
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City | |
City of Greensboro | |
Nicknames: The Gate City, The GSO, G'Boro, The Boro, Tournament Town | |
Coordinates: 36°05′42″N 79°49′33″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Guilford |
Established | 1808; 216 years ago (1808) |
Named for | Nathanael Greene |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Body | Greensboro City Council |
• Mayor | Nancy B. Vaughan (D) |
• City manager | Taiwo Jaiyeoba |
Area | |
• City | 136.65 sq mi (353.92 km2) |
• Land | 131.41 sq mi (340.35 km2) |
• Water | 5.24 sq mi (13.57 km2) |
Elevation | 897 ft (273 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 299,035 |
• Estimate (2022) | 301,115 |
• Rank | 3rd in North Carolina 69th in United States |
• Density | 2,275.59/sq mi (878.61/km2) |
• Urban | 338,928 (US: 120th) |
• Urban density | 2,001.9/sq mi (772.9/km2) |
• Metro | 776,566 (US: 78th) |
• CSA | 1,695,306 (US: 36th) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 27401, 27402, 27403, 27404, 27405, 27406, 27407, 27408, 27409, 27410, 27411, 27412, 27413, 27415, 27420, 27429, 27435, 27438, 27455, 27495, 27497, 27498, 27499 |
Area code | 336, 743 |
FIPS code | 37-28000 |
GNIS feature ID | 2403745[1] |
Website | www |
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