High Point, North Carolina
High Point is a city in central North Carolina. In 2010, it had 104,731 people. It is southwest of Greensboro and southeast of Winston-Salem. High Point has furniture, textile and bus manufacturing.
High Point | |
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City of High Point | |
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Nickname(s): Furniture and Hosiery Capital of the World, The Point, HP, City of the Future, Hype Point | |
![]() Location in Guilford County and the state of North Carolina. | |
Coordinates: 35°58′14″N 79°59′51″W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
Counties | Guilford, Davidson, Randolph, Forsyth |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bill Bencini |
Area | |
• City | 95.1 sq mi (205.3 km2) |
• Land | 94.7 sq mi (204.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
Elevation | 1,007 ft (286 m) |
Population (2013) | |
• City | 107,741 (US: 260th) |
• Density | 1,750.1/sq mi (675.7/km2) |
• Urban | 166,485 (US: 202nd) |
• Metro | 741,065 (US: 73rd) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 27260-27265 |
Area code(s) | 336 |
FIPS code | 37-31400 |
GNIS feature ID | 0986755[1] |
Website | http://www.high-point.net |
High Point became a town in 1859.[2]
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- David Robinson (1 May 2012). North Carolina By Rail. Lulu.com. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-105-57610-2.
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