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Welcome to Kirkwood ...

Kirkwood is located in Guilford County<1>.

Kirkwood is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kirkwood: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Kirkwood ...

While we believe that this Kirkwood is located in Guilford County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Kirkwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cumberland and Rockingham County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 35 communities that are also named Kirkwood - they are located in California (3), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kirkwood.

Communities near Kirkwood ...

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

  • High Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kernersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Reidsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Elon is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
  • Archdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibsonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elon College
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Trinity
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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 Kirkwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kirkwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kirkwood. 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 Kirkwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirkwood. See our Newspapers Page for Kirkwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirkwood ...

Looking for more information about Kirkwood? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kirkwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kirkwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Guilford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kirkwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Kirkwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Kirkwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.