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Welcome to Guilford County ...

Time Zone: Guilford County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Greensboro is the Seat for Guilford County.

Guilford County was founded in 1771. Guilford was created by taking area from Orange and Rowan Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Guilford had a population of 537,174 people. This is an increase of 9.71% since the last Census (which gave a population of 489,618 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Guilford represented 5.13% of the total population of North Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Guilford County:

  • Gibsonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Greensboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • High Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Garden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sedalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sedalia is located in Guilford County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
  • Stokesdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Summerfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Whitsett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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