Greensboro, North Carolina

**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.

## History

Greensboro was started in 1808. It was built in the middle of Guilford County. It grew slowly, but was rich because of cotton. In the 1840s, a railroad was built going through Greensboro, making it grow faster. The Civil War did not hurt Greensboro much.

In the early 1900s, Greensboro grew a lot because of textiles. They also became rich.

A lot of stuff happened during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s in Greensboro, including a sit-in at a counter in a restaurant.

Now, Greensboro continues to grow, and is located at the intersection of two big freeways, Interstate 40 and I-85.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **settlement type**: City
- **nicknames**: The Gate City, The GSO, G'Boro, The Boro, Tournament Town
- **map caption**: Interactive map of Greensboro
- **pushpin map**: North Carolina#USA
- **pushpin relief**: yes
- **pushpin label**: Greensboro
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: North Carolina
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in North Carolina, County
- **subdivision name2**: Guilford County, North Carolina, Guilford
- **government type**: Council–manager
- **governing body**: Greensboro City Council
- **leader title**: List of mayors of Greensboro, North Carolina, Mayor
- **leader name**: Nancy Vaughan, Nancy B. Vaughan
- **leader party**: Democratic Party (United States), D
- **leader title1**: City Manager
- **leader name1**: Nathaniel "Trey" Davis
- **established title**: Established
- **established date**: 1808
- **named for**: Nathanael Greene
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **total type**: Total
- **area total km2**: 353.92
- **area land km2**: 340.35
- **area water km2**: 13.57
- **area total sq mi**: 136.65
- **area land sq mi**: 131.41
- **area water sq mi**: 5.24
- **area water percent**: 3.83
- **elevation ft**: 897
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 299035
- **pop est as of**: 2024
- **population est**: 307381
- **population rank**: List of municipalities in North Carolina, 3rd in North Carolina
List of United States cities by population, 69th in United States
- **population urban**: 338,928 (US: List of United States urban areas, 120th)
- **population density urban km2**: 772.9
- **population density urban sq mi**: 2,001.9
- **population metro**: 789842 (US: Metropolitan statistical area, 78th)
- **population density km2**: 878.61
- **population density sq mi**: 2275.59
- **timezone**: Eastern Time Zone, EST
- **utc offset**: −5
- **timezone dst**: Eastern Daylight Time, EDT
- **utc offset dst**: −4
- **postal code type**: ZIP Code
- **postal 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**: Area code 336, 336, 743
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 37-28000
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 2403745
- **name**: Greensboro