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King, North Carolina

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Greensboro. It is located about 32 miles [51 km] to the east of King and has a population of 223,891 people.<1>

The next largest community is Winston-Salem. It is located about 13 miles [20 km] to the southeast of King and has a population of 185,776 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Archdale   SE33 mi [53.1 km]9,3323.53% increase
 Asheboro   SE50 mi [80.5 km]24,60913.55% increase
 Clemmons   S17 mi [27.36 km]17,23424.64% increase
 Eden   NE37 mi [59.5 km]15,4692.76% decrease
 Elon   E48 mi [77.2 km]---
 High Point   SE28 mi [45.06 km]101,83518.63% increase
 Kernersville   SE18 mi [28.97 km]22,39230.75% increase
 Lewisville   S12 mi [19.31 km]12,87845.91% increase
 Lexington   S33 mi [53.1 km]20,4072.28% increase
 Mount Airy   NW21 mi [33.8 km]9,50111.99% increase
 Reidsville   E38 mi [61.2 km]14,8712.66% increase
 Salisbury   S42 mi [67.6 km]28,9729.49% increase
 Statesville   SW44 mi [70.8 km]26,41413.27% increase
 Thomasville   SE31 mi [49.89 km]26,52634.05% increase
 Martinsville (VA)   NE39 mi [62.8 km]14,5435.66% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Bailey Town   E12 mi [19.31 km]---
 Bermuda Run   S19 mi [30.58 km]1,5729.85% increase
 Bethania   S6 mi [9.66 km]40113.28% increase
 Boonville   W19 mi [30.58 km]1,1161.93% decrease
 Danbury   NE12 mi [19.31 km]1123.7% increase
 East Bend   SW9 mi [14.48 km]6650.91% increase
 Heritage Village   SW4 mi [6.44 km]---
 Old Town   S7 mi [11.27 km]---
 Pilot Mountain   NW9 mi [14.48 km]1,2720.7% decrease
 Rural Hall   SE4 mi [6.44 km]2,7069.82% increase
 Sedge Garden   SE17 mi [27.36 km]---
 Stanleyville   SE6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Tobaccoville   S3 mi [4.83 km]2,65720.28% increase
 Walkertown   SE13 mi [20.92 km]4,54713.42% increase
 Walnut Cove   E12 mi [19.31 km]1,5968.94% increase

Forsyth County

King is primarily located in Forsyth County. A portion of King extends into Stokes County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Forsyth: Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin.

While not sharing a border with Forsyth, the following counties are close to King: Patrick (VA), Carroll (VA) and Iredell.

Below are counties that are near King (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to King:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
King
 Alleghany County   WHigh Meadows Estates36 miles [57 km]
 Davidson County   SCreadmore19 miles [30 km]
 Davie County   SValley Oaks17 miles [27 km]
 Guilford County   EKings Crossroads20 miles [32 km]
 Iredell County   SWHoustonville29 miles [46 km]
 Randolph County   SEWestwood32 miles [51 km]
 Rockingham County   ESharps19 miles [30 km]
 Rowan County   SWNeedmore35 miles [56 km]
 Stokes County   EPoplar Springs1 miles [1 km]
 Surry County   WShoal8 miles [12 km]



Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning 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) King. 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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

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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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for King.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between King and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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