Back كينغ (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic كينج ARZ کینق، قوزئی کارولینا AZB King (Carolina del Nord) Catalan Кинг (Къилбаседа Каролина) CE King (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, North Carolina) CEB King (Carolina del Norte) Spanish King (Ipar Carolina) Basque کینگ، کارولینای شمالی Persian King (Caroline du Nord) French
King, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
 South Main Street in King | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Gateway To The Foothills | |
 Location of King, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°16′37″N 80°21′24″W / 36.27694°N 80.35667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Stokes, Forsyth |
| Incorporated | 1983 |
| Named for | Oscar King[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Jack Warren[citation needed] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.10 sq mi (15.80 km2) |
| • Land | 6.04 sq mi (15.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,063 ft (324 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,197 |
| • Density | 1,190.57/sq mi (459.66/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 27021 |
| Area code | 336 |
| FIPS code | 37-35760[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404830[3] |
| Website | www |
King is a city in Stokes and Forsyth counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,096 at the 2020 census.[5] King is part of the Piedmont Triad metropolitan area, located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Winston-Salem.
- ^ "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: King, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2022.