Kernersville, North Carolina

Kernersville, North Carolina
Town
Motto: 
"The Heart of the Triad"
Location in Forsyth County and the state of North Carolina
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 / 36.10611; -80.08417[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesForsyth, Guilford
Founded1756
Incorporated1873
Named forJoseph Kerner[2]
Government
 • MayorDawn H. Morgan[3]
Area
 • Total18.21 sq mi (47.18 km2)
 • Land18.10 sq mi (46.88 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2)
Elevation938 ft (286 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total26,449
 • Density1,461.19/sq mi (564.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
27284–27285
Area code336
FIPS code37-35600[6]
GNIS feature ID2405941[5]
Websitetoknc.com

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.

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Town Government. Retrieved: May 21, 2021
  4. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  5. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kernersville, North Carolina
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

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