High Point, North Carolina
city in North Carolina, United States
High Point is a city in central North Carolina. In 2020, it had 114,059 people.[7] It is southwest of Greensboro and southeast of Winston-Salem. High Point has furniture, textile and bus manufacturing.
High Point, North Carolina | |
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 Downtown High Point | |
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| Nickname(s): North Carolina's International City,[1] Home Furnishings and Hosiery Capital of the World, City of the Future, HP, Hype Point, The Pocket, The Point | |
 Location in Guilford County and North Carolina | |
  High Point  High Point | |
| Coordinates: 35°59′28″N 79°59′37″W / 35.99111°N 79.99361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Guilford, Davidson, Randolph, Forsyth |
| Chartered | May 26, 1859[2] |
| Named for | Highest point of the 1856 North Carolina Railroad[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.43 sq mi (151.33 km2) |
| • Land | 56.91 sq mi (147.39 km2) |
| • Water | 1.52 sq mi (3.94 km2) 2.60% |
| Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 114,059 |
| • Rank | 266th in the United States 9th in North Carolina |
| • Density | 2,004.31/sq mi (773.87/km2) |
| • Urban | 167,830 (US: 215th)[6] |
| • Urban density | 1,665.1/sq mi (642.9/km2) |
| • Metro | 776,566 (US: 75th) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 27260–27265 |
| Area code | 336 |
| FIPS code | 37-31400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404696[5] |
| Website | www |
High Point became a town in 1859.[8]
References
change- ↑ "Welcome to High Point NC". City of High Point. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ↑ "History of High Point". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ↑ "Geography". www.highpointnc.gov. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: High Point, North Carolina
- ↑ United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "QuickFacts: High Point city, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ↑ David Robinson (1 May 2012). North Carolina By Rail. Lulu.com. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-105-57610-2.
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