Greensboro, North Carolina

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 / 36.09500°N 79.82583°W / 36.09500; -79.82583[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)
• Interim City Manager	Chris Wilson
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  (2023)	302,296
• 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

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.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greensboro, North Carolina
2. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
3. ↑ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.