Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Winston-Salem is a city in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. It is the fifth-most populous city in North Carolina and 91st-most populous city in... Wikipedia

  • County:  Forsyth
  • Founded:  1766 (Salem), 1849 (Winston)
  • Consolidated:  1913 (Winston-Salem)
  • Named for:  Joseph Winston and "Shalom" (Hebrew meaning "Peace")
  • • Mayor:  Allen Joines (D)
  • • City Manager:  William "Pat" Pate
  • • Water:  0.90%
  • • Total:  249,545
  • • Estimate (2023):  252,975
  • • Rank:  5th in North Carolina, 91st in United States
  • • Urban:  420,924 (US: 98th)
  • • Metro:  705,187 (US: 86th)
  • Demonym(s):  Winston-Salemite, Winstonian
  • Time zone:  Eastern (UTC−5)
  • • Summer (DST):  EDT (UTC−4)
  • ZIP codes:  27023, 27040, 27045, 27101-27110, 27113-27117, 27120, 27127, 27130, 27150, 27152, 27155, 27157, 27198-27199, 27284
  • FIPS code:  37-75000
  • GNIS ID:  2405771
  • Website:  www.cityofws.org
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo