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Welcome to West Salem ...

West Salem is located in Forsyth County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Salem: W. Salem

West Salem is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Salem: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named West Salem ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named West Salem - they are located in Illinois, Ohio, Oregon and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near West Salem ...

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

  • High Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomasville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kernersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Clemmons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lexington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lewisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Archdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • King
    (14 miles [22.5 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>
  • Trinity
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Salem ...

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

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 West Salem - 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 West Salem area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the West Salem 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.