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Welcome to North Winston ...

North Winston is located in Forsyth County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Winston: N. Winston

North Winston is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Winston: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near North Winston ...

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

  • High Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomasville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kernersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Clemmons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Summerfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • King
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
  • Stokesdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Walkertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Winston ...

Looking for more information about North Winston? 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 North Winston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Winston.

Adding North Winston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Winston 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 (so far) for North Winston was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Winston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Forsyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Winston - 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 North Winston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the North Winston 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.