Kernersville, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Motto: "The Heart of the Triad" | |
 Location in Forsyth County and the state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°06′22″N 80°05′03″W / 36.10611°N 80.08417°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Forsyth, Guilford |
| Founded | 1756 |
| Incorporated | 1873 |
| Named for | Joseph Kerner[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dawn H. Morgan[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.21 sq mi (47.18 km2) |
| • Land | 18.10 sq mi (46.88 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
| Elevation | 938 ft (286 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 26,449 |
| • Density | 1,461.19/sq mi (564.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 27284–27285 |
| Area code | 336 |
| FIPS code | 37-35600[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405941[5] |
| Website | toknc |
Kernersville is a town in Forsyth County, North Carolina, and the largest suburb of Winston-Salem. A small portion of the town is also in Guilford County. The population was 26,481 at the 2020 census,[7] up from 23,123 in 2010. Kernersville is located at the center of the Piedmont Triad metropolitan area, between Greensboro to the east, High Point to the south, and Winston-Salem to the west. Some of the farmland surrounding the town has been sold and turned into large middle-to-upper-class housing developments.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Town Government. Retrieved: May 21, 2021
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kernersville, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2022.