North Carolina · Census place 3731400
High Point, North Carolina
High Point is a city in 4 counties of North Carolina with an estimated 118,601 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 9th largest of 335 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 118,601
- #9 of 335 in North Carolina
- Change since 2020
- +3.3%
- +3,834 people
- Land area
- 57.5 sq mi
- + 1.52 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,064 / sq mi
- State median 1,316
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High Point population, 2020 to 2024
High Point added 3,834 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.3%. In the latest year it moved by +1,003. Among 147 North Carolina places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 94th; the median place changed by +4.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in North Carolina has 14,573 people, so High Point is 8.1 times that size.
High Point covers 57.45 square miles of land and 1.52 of water, for 2,064 people per square mile of land. The median North Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,316, so High Point is denser than the typical town.
The 4 counties High Point spans
High Point crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 118,601 residents as follows; Guilford County holds 93.6% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Guilford County111,038
- 02Davidson County7,083
- 03Forsyth County470
- 04Randolph County10
ZIP codes in High Point
7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap High Point by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 27235, 27260, 27262, 27263, 27265, 27268, 27282. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where High Point is
The Census internal point of High Point is at 35.990800, -79.992700. Raleigh, the capital, is 77.2 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Greensboro, NC (307,381 people), 11.9 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 274 m (899 ft) above sea level.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 35.990800, -79.992700
- DMS
- 35°59'26.88"N 79°59'33.72"W
- UTM
- 17N 590797.6E 3983397.1N
- Geohash
- dnrhexzjd
- Plus code
- 8772X2R4+8W
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Daylight in High Point
At 35.99° N, High Point gets about 14 h 36 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 43 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 54 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026. Month-by-month sunrise and sunset times are on the High Point daylight page.
Places near High Point
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in North Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Jamestown, 3.3 miles away, with 3,773 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of High Point, NC?
118,601 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,834 (3.3%) from 114,767 in July 2020.
What county is High Point in?
It spans 4 counties: Guilford County (111,038 residents), Davidson County (7,083 residents), Forsyth County (470 residents), Randolph County (10 residents).
What ZIP codes cover High Point?
7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 27235, 27260, 27262, 27263, 27265, 27268, 27282.
How far is High Point from Raleigh?
77.2 miles (124.2 km) in a straight line, heading E from High Point.
What is the nearest larger city to High Point?
Greensboro, NC, with 307,381 residents, 11.9 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
- 05Open-Meteo forecast API (time zone and Copernicus GLO-90 elevation) (last verified 2026-09-30)
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