Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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

Winston-Salem is 240 feet [73.15 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Winston-Salem had a population of 185,776 people^<2> (or 60.52% of the total population of Forsyth County). The population of Winston-Salem represented 2.31% of the total of North Carolina, making it the state's 5th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Winston-Salem had a population of 217,600 people. This is an increase of 17.13% 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 Winston-Salem.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Clemmons	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	17,234	24.64% increase
	High Point	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	101,835	18.63% increase
	Kernersville	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	22,392	30.75% increase
	King	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	6,906	16.03% increase
	Lewisville	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	12,878	45.91% increase
	Midway	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	---

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

Websites for Winston-Salem

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The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina<4>

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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) 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.

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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