Kernersville, North Carolina

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The town of Kernersville is primarily located in Forsyth County. A portion of Kernersville extends into Guilford County.

Kernersville is 280 feet [85.34 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Kernersville, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Kernersville had a population of 17,126 people^<2> (or 5.58% of the total population of Forsyth County). The population of Kernersville represented 0.21% of the total of North Carolina, making it the state's 42nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Kernersville had a population of 22,392 people. This is an increase of 30.75% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Kernersville.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Archdale	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	9,332	3.53% increase
	Clemmons	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	17,234	24.64% increase
	Greensboro	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	250,642	11.95% increase
	High Point	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	101,835	18.63% increase
	King	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	6,906	16.03% increase
	Lewisville	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	12,878	45.91% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Kernersville.

Websites for Kernersville

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Kernersville. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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