Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It has about 300,000 people and is growing. Greensboro is near Winston Salem and High Point in an area called The Triad. It is in Guilford County.

Greensboro
City
Greensboro skyline The Carolina Theatre J. Douglas Galyon Depot West Market Street Church Preyer Courthouse Lincoln Financial Tower Blandwood Mansion and Gardens
Nicknames:  The Gate City, The GSO, G'Boro, The Boro, Tournament Town
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Coordinates: 36°05′42″N 79°49′33″W[1]
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Guilford
Established	1808
Named for	Nathanael Greene
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Body	Greensboro City Council
• Mayor	Nancy B. Vaughan (D)
• City Manager	Nathaniel "Trey" Davis
Area [2]
• Total	136.65 sq mi (353.92 km2)
• Land	131.41 sq mi (340.35 km2)
• Water	5.24 sq mi (13.57 km2)  3.83%
Elevation [1]	897 ft (273 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	299,035
• Estimate  (2024)	307,381
• Rank	3rd in North Carolina 69th in United States
• Density	2,275.59/sq mi (878.61/km2)
• Urban	338,928 (US: 120th)
• Urban density	2,001.9/sq mi (772.9/km2)
• Metro [3]	789,842 (US: 78th)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	27401, 27402, 27403, 27404, 27405, 27406, 27407, 27408, 27409, 27410, 27411, 27412, 27413, 27415, 27420, 27429, 27435, 27438, 27455, 27495, 27497, 27498, 27499
Area code	336, 743
FIPS code	37-28000
GNIS feature ID	2403745[1]
Website	www.greensboro-nc.gov

History

Greensboro was started in 1808. It was built in the middle of Guilford County. It grew slowly, but was rich because of cotton. In the 1840s, a railroad was built going through Greensboro, making it grow faster. The Civil War did not hurt Greensboro much.

In the early 1900s, Greensboro grew a lot because of textiles. They also became rich.

A lot of stuff happened during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s in Greensboro, including a sit-in at a counter in a restaurant.

Now, Greensboro continues to grow, and is located at the intersection of two big freeways, Interstate 40 and I-85.