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Located in: Primarily Forsyth County (see below). A portion of King extends into Stokes County.

Time Zone: King lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 336 & 743<1>

Elevation: 1,100 feet [335.28 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for King)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	6,872 (0.46% decrease since 2010)
2010:	6,904 (15.99% increase since 2000)
2000:	5,952

Total Area:<4> 5.89 sq. miles [15.3 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 3,073

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

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for King:

Lat: 36.276700° (or 36°16'36" N)

Lon: -80.355600° (or -80°21'20" W)

USGS Topo Map: King<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for King

GNIS ID: 2404830

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 35760

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for King)

About Forsyth County

The city of Winston - Salem is the County Seat for Forsyth County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Forsyth)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	382,295 (8.8% increase since 2010)
2010	351,374 (14.8% increase since 2000)
2000:	306,067

Total Area: 412.7 sq. miles [1,068.9 km²] - of which 1.1% is water (4.55 sq. miles [11.8 km²])

Housing Units: 156,872

Official Website: https://www.co.forsyth.nc.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Forsyth

GNIS ID: 1008552

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 067

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for King)

About North Carolina

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	10,501,384 (10.13% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,535,483 (18.46% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,049,313

Websites for State of North Carolina

Official Website: https://www.nc.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitnc.com/

Parks: https://www.ncparks.gov/

Fishing: https://www.ncwildlife.org/fishing

Hunting: https://www.ncwildlife.org/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Carolina

GNIS ID: 1027616

FIPS State: 37

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for King)

Footnotes ...

<1>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the King area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the King area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around King - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of King. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of King, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes King.