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Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
City
Greensboro skyline
Greensboro skyline
Flag of Greensboro, North Carolina
Flag
Official seal of Greensboro, North Carolina
Seal
Nickname(s): Tournament Town, Gate City,
The Boro
Location in Guilford County and the state of North Carolina
Location in Guilford County and the state of North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina is located in the US
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Location in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 36°4′48″N 79°49′10″W / 36.08000°N 79.81944°W / 36.08000; -79.81944Coordinates: 36°4′48″N 79°49′10″W / 36.08000°N 79.81944°W / 36.08000; -79.81944
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Guilford
Established 1808
Named for Major General Nathanael Greene
Government
 • Type City Council
 • Mayor Nancy B. Vaughan (D)
 • City Manager Jim Westmoreland
Area
 • City 131.8 sq mi (341.4 km2)
 • Land 126.5 sq mi (327.7 km2)
 • Water 5.3 sq mi (13.7 km2)
Elevation 897 ft (272 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 269,666 (69th)
 • Estimate (2015) 285,342
 • Density 2,132/sq mi (823.0/km2)
 • Urban 311,810 (US: 120th)
 • MSA 723,801
 • CSA 1,599,477
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
ZIP code 27402, 27405, 27406, 27455
Area code 336
FIPS code 37-28000
GNIS feature ID 1020557
Website www.greensboro-nc.gov

Greensboro (Listeni/ˈɡrnzbʌr/) (formerly Greensborough) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the county seat and largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 269,666, and in 2015 the estimated population was 285,342. Three major interstate highways (Interstate 85, Interstate 40 and Interstate 73) in the Piedmont region of central North Carolina were built to intersect at this city.

In 1808, "Greensborough" (the spelling before 1895) was planned around a central courthouse square to succeed Guilford Court House as the county seat. The county courts were thus placed closer to the geographical center of the county, a location more easily reached at the time by the majority of the county's citizens, who depended on horse and foot for travel.


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