Welcome to Winston - Salem ...

The city of Winston - Salem is located in Forsyth County<1> and is the County Seat for Forsyth County.

Winston - Salem was established in 1766.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Winston - Salem has a population of 247,775 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Winston - Salem is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Winston - Salem is located in the (336) area code.

Websites for Winston - Salem ...

Official Website:   www.ci.winston-salem.nc.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.winstonsalem.com/

Junior League:   jlws.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Winston - Salem had an population of 247,775 people. This is an increase of 7.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 33.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Winston - Salem had a population of 229,617 people (which is 65.48% of the total population of Forsyth County). This makes Winston - Salem the county's most populous community.

The population of Winston - Salem represents 2.41% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 229,617 people, the population of Winston - Salem increased 23.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 185,776 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Winston - Salem.

Communities near Winston - Salem ...

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

• High Point
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
• Thomasville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Kernersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kernersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
  • Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <4>
• Clemmons
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Lexington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Lewisville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Archdale
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <4>
• Oak Ridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• King
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Stokesdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
  • Stokesdale is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stokesdale <4>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winston - Salem. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Winston - Salem.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winston - Salem ...

Looking for more information about Winston - 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.

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

Adding Winston - Salem to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winston - Salem 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 Winston - Salem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Winston - Salem post office opened in 1899.

We also found Winston - Salem on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winston - Salem.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Winston - Salem: www.ci.winston-salem.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/