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Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Greensboro. It is located about 24 miles [38 km] to the east of Winston-Salem and has a population of 223,891 people.<1>

The next largest community is High Point. It is located about 16 miles [25 km] to the southeast of Winston-Salem and has a population of 85,839 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Archdale   SE21 mi [33.8 km]9,3323.53% increase
 Asheboro   SE38 mi [61.2 km]24,60913.55% increase
 Burlington   E44 mi [70.8 km]50,85713.22% increase
 Clemmons   SW8 mi [12.87 km]17,23424.64% increase
 Eden   NE39 mi [62.8 km]15,4692.76% decrease
 Graham   E48 mi [77.2 km]14,53313.25% increase
 Kannapolis   SW48 mi [77.2 km]42,52115.2% increase
 Kernersville   E9 mi [14.48 km]22,39230.75% increase
 Lexington   S20 mi [32.19 km]20,4072.28% increase
 Mooresville   SW47 mi [75.6 km]21,95416.63% increase
 Reidsville   NE36 mi [57.9 km]14,8712.66% increase
 Salisbury   SW32 mi [51.5 km]28,9729.49% increase
 Statesville   SW40 mi [64.4 km]26,41413.27% increase
 Thomasville   SE18 mi [28.97 km]26,52634.05% increase
 Martinsville (VA)   NE46 mi [74 km]14,5435.66% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Bermuda Run   SW11 mi [17.7 km]1,5729.85% increase
 Bethania   NW6 mi [9.66 km]40113.28% increase
 Heritage Village   NW13 mi [20.92 km]---
 King   NW13 mi [20.92 km]6,90616.03% increase
 Lewisville   W8 mi [12.87 km]12,87845.91% increase
 Midway   S9 mi [14.48 km]---
 Old Town   NW5 mi [8.05 km]---
 Rural Hall   N8 mi [12.87 km]2,7069.82% increase
 Sedge Garden   E6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Stanleyville   N6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Tobaccoville   NW10 mi [16.09 km]2,65720.28% increase
 Walkertown   NE6 mi [9.66 km]4,54713.42% increase
 Wallburg   SE8 mi [12.87 km]---
 Walnut Cove   NE14 mi [22.53 km]1,5968.94% increase
 Welcome   S13 mi [20.92 km]---

Forsyth County

Winston-Salem is located in Forsyth County and is the county seat.

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 Winston-Salem: Randolph, Rowan and Iredell.

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

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Winston-Salem
 Davidson County   SFriedburg7 miles [11 km]
 Davie County   SWBermuda Run11 miles [17 km]
 Guilford County   EColfax13 miles [20 km]
 Iredell County   SWV Point28 miles [45 km]
 Randolph County   SETrinity Park20 miles [32 km]
 Rockingham County   NEEllisboro22 miles [35 km]
 Rowan County   SYadkin27 miles [43 km]
 Stokes County   NGermanton11 miles [17 km]
 Surry County   NWShoal18 miles [28 km]
 Wilkes County   WOsbornville35 miles [56 km]



Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when 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) Winston-Salem. 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.

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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 Winston-Salem.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Winston-Salem 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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