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. 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, 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 |
| Named for | Highest point of the 1856 North Carolina Railroad |
| 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 (2020) | |
| • Total | 114,059 |
| • Rank | 259th in the United States 9th in North Carolina |
| • Density | 2,004.31/sq mi (773.87/km2) |
| • Urban | 167,830 (US: 217th) |
| • Urban density | 1,665.1/sq mi (642.9/km2) |
| • Metro | 776,566 (US: 78th) |
| 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 |
| Website | www |
High Point became a town in 1859.
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