Summary for Winston - Salem

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Located in: Forsyth County (see below)

Time Zone: Winston - Salem lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 336 & 743<1>

Elevation: 790 feet [240.79 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Winston - Salem)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	247,775 (7.91% increase since 2010)
2010:	229,617 (23.6% increase since 2000)
2000:	185,776

Total Area:<4> 133.7 sq. miles [346.3 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 103,974

Websites for Winston - Salem

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

Chamber of Commerce: www.winstonsalem.com/

Junior League: jlws.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

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

Lat: 36.098500° (or 36°5'54" N)

Lon: -80.244800° (or -80°14'41" W)

USGS Topo Map: Winston-Salem West<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Winston - Salem

GNIS ID: 2405771

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 75000

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Winston - Salem)

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: 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 Winston - Salem)

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 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/

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