Welcome to Kernersville ...

The town of Kernersville is primarily located in Forsyth County<1>. A portion of Kernersville extends into Guilford County.

The location of Kernersville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kernersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kernersville has a population of 24,667 people<3> (see below for details).

Kernersville is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Kernersville: (336)

Websites for Kernersville ...

Official Website:   www.ci.kernersville.nc.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kernersvillenc.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kernersville had an population of 24,667 people. This is an increase of 6.68% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 44.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kernersville had a population of 23,123 people (which is 6.59% of the total population of Forsyth County). This makes Kernersville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Kernersville represents 0.24% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 39th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 23,123 people, the population of Kernersville increased 35.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 17,126 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kernersville.

Communities near Kernersville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kernersville.

• Greensboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <5>
• Winston - Salem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston - Salem
  • Winston - Salem is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston - Salem <5>
• High Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • High Point is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Point <5>
• Thomasville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <5>
• Clemmons
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons
  • Clemmons is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <5>
• Lewisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <5>
• Archdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
  • Archdale is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archdale <5>
• Summerfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Summerfield is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <5>
• Oak Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <5>
• King
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • King is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kernersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kernersville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kernersville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kernersville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kernersville. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Kernersville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kernersville ...

Looking for more information about Kernersville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kernersville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kernersville.

Adding Kernersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kernersville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kernersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kernersville post office opened in 1837.

We also found Kernersville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kernersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kernersville: www.ci.kernersville.nc.us/

The official website for Forsyth County: www.co.forsyth.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/