Forsyth County, North Carolina
County seat: Winston-Salem · Population 401,718 (2025) · 408 sq mi
Forsyth County is the 4th most populous of North Carolina's 100 counties, with 401,718 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Winston-Salem. It is part of the Piedmont-Triad (Central) Region region, one of the 8 Prosperity Zones of North Carolina. The map shows its 10 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Forsyth County facts
- County seat
- Winston-Salem
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 401,718 +5% since 2020
- Land area
- 408 sq mi 60th largest of 100
- Water area
- 5 sq mi
- Population density
- 985 per sq mi
- Established
- 1849
- Named after
- Benjamin Forsyth United States Army officer (c. 1760–1814)
- Largest city
- Winston-Salem 257,271
- Median household income
- $67,165
- Cities and towns
- 10 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 22
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 37067
Cities and towns in Forsyth County
Forsyth County has 10 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Forsyth County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winston-Salem (county seat) | City | 257,271 | |
| Kernersville | Town | 28,528 | Guilford County |
| Clemmons | Village | 22,808 | |
| Lewisville | Town | 14,421 | |
| Walkertown | Town | 6,120 | |
| Rural Hall | Town | 3,607 | |
| Tobaccoville | Village | 2,770 | Stokes County |
| King | City | 647 | Stokes County |
| High Point | City | 448 | Davidson, Guilford and Randolph counties |
| Bethania | Town | 367 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Germanton | 639 | Stokes County |
ZIP codes in Forsyth County
22 ZIP codes reach into Forsyth County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 27009 also Stokes County
- 27012 also Davidson County
- 27019 also Stokes County
- 27021 also Stokes County
- 27023
- 27040
- 27043 also Stokes and Surry counties
- 27045 also Stokes County
- 27050 also Stokes County
- 27051
- 27052 also Stokes County
- 27101
- 27103
- 27104
- 27105
- 27106
- 27107 also Davidson County
- 27109
- 27110
- 27127 also Davidson County
- 27265 also Guilford and Davidson counties
- 27284 also Guilford and Davidson counties
Population of Forsyth County, 2020–2025
Forsyth County grew by 19,106 people (+5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,565 more births than deaths and a net gain of 17,341 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 382,618 |
| 2021 | 385,808 |
| 2022 | 389,389 |
| 2023 | 393,631 |
| 2024 | 397,836 |
| 2025 | 401,718 |
Neighboring counties
- Stokes County north · 46,126 people
- Davidson County south · 180,182 people
- Yadkin County west · 38,325 people
- Guilford County east · 562,234 people
- Davie County southwest · 45,855 people
- Surry County northwest · 72,287 people
- Rockingham County northeast · 94,195 people
Printable Forsyth County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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