Guilford County, North Carolina
County seat: Greensboro · Population 562,234 (2025) · 646 sq mi
Guilford County is the 3rd most populous of North Carolina's 100 counties, with 562,234 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Greensboro. It is part of the Piedmont-Triad (Central) Region region, one of the 8 Prosperity Zones of North Carolina. The map shows its 13 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Guilford County facts
- County seat
- Greensboro
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 562,234 +3.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 646 sq mi 22nd largest of 100
- Water area
- 12 sq mi
- Population density
- 870 per sq mi
- Established
- 1771
- Named after
- Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford British politician and peer
- Largest city
- Greensboro 308,667
- Median household income
- $68,642
- Cities and towns
- 13 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 35
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 37081
Cities and towns in Guilford County
Guilford County has 13 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Guilford County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro (county seat) | City | 308,667 | |
| High Point | City | 112,858 | Davidson, Forsyth and Randolph counties |
| Summerfield | Town | 11,327 | |
| Oak Ridge | Town | 7,896 | |
| Stokesdale | Town | 6,133 | |
| Gibsonville | Town | 5,225 | Alamance County |
| Pleasant Garden | Town | 5,165 | |
| Jamestown | Town | 3,803 | |
| Burlington | City | 2,633 | Alamance County |
| Sedalia | Town | 691 | |
| Whitsett | Town | 606 | |
| Kernersville | Town | 600 | Forsyth County |
| Archdale | City | 389 | Randolph County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Oaks | 4,293 | |
| McLeansville | 688 |
ZIP codes in Guilford County
35 ZIP codes reach into Guilford County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 27214 also Rockingham County
- 27215 also Alamance County
- 27233 also Randolph County
- 27235
- 27244 also Alamance and Caswell counties
- 27249 also Alamance, Rockingham and Caswell counties
- 27260 also Randolph County
- 27262 also Davidson and Randolph counties
- 27263 also Randolph County
- 27265 also Davidson and Forsyth counties
- 27268
- 27282
- 27283 also Randolph County
- 27284 also Forsyth and Davidson counties
- 27298 also Randolph, Alamance and Chatham counties
- 27301
- 27310
- 27313 also Randolph County
- 27317 also Randolph County
- 27320 also Rockingham and Caswell counties
- 27342
- 27357 also Rockingham and Stokes counties
- 27358 also Rockingham County
- 27377
- 27401
- 27403
- 27405
- 27406
- 27407
- 27408
- 27409
- 27410
- 27411
- 27412
- 27455
Population of Guilford County, 2020–2025
Guilford County grew by 20,980 people (+3.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 2,697 more births than deaths and a net gain of 18,648 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 538,726 |
| 2021 | 542,111 |
| 2022 | 546,589 |
| 2023 | 551,451 |
| 2024 | 557,059 |
| 2025 | 562,234 |
Neighboring counties
- Randolph County south · 149,516 people
- Rockingham County north · 94,195 people
- Alamance County east · 186,177 people
- Forsyth County west · 401,718 people
- Davidson County southwest · 180,182 people
- Stokes County northwest · 46,126 people
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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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