High Point, North Carolina

High Point, North Carolina
City
Downtown High Point
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Nickname(s):  North Carolina's International City,[1] 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
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Coordinates: 35°59′28″N 79°59′37″W / 35.99111°N 79.99361°W / 35.99111; -79.99361
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Guilford, Davidson, Randolph, Forsyth
Chartered	May 26, 1859[2]
Named for	Highest point of the 1856 North Carolina Railroad[3]
Area [4]
• 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 [5]	866 ft (264 m)
Population  (2020)[7]
• Total	114,059
• Rank	266th in the United States 9th in North Carolina
• Density	2,004.31/sq mi (773.87/km2)
• Urban	167,830 (US: 215th)[6]
• Urban density	1,665.1/sq mi (642.9/km2)
• Metro	776,566 (US: 75th)
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[5]
Website	www.highpointnc.gov

High Point is a city in central North Carolina. In 2020, it had 114,059 people.^[7] It is southwest of Greensboro and southeast of Winston-Salem. High Point has furniture, textile and bus manufacturing.

High Point became a town in 1859.^[8]

1. ↑ "Welcome to High Point NC". City of High Point. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
2. ↑ "History of High Point". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
3. ↑ "Geography". www.highpointnc.gov. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
4. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: High Point, North Carolina
6. ↑ United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "QuickFacts: High Point city, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
8. ↑ David Robinson (1 May 2012). North Carolina By Rail. Lulu.com. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-105-57610-2.