Greensboro
city in North Carolina, United States of America
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Greensboro is a city in the United States . It was founded in 1808 .
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Guilford County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Marikay Abuzuaiter[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6], big city[7], city in North Carolina[8]
- Named after: Nathanael Greene[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Montbéliard[10]
- Location: Piedmont Triad[11]
- Postal code: 27401[12], 27402[13], 27403[14], 27404[15], 27405[16], 27406[17], 27407[18], 27408[19], 27409[20], 27410[21], 27411[22], 27412[23], 27413[24], 27415[25]
- Commons category: Greensboro, North Carolina[26]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[27], UTC−05:00[28], UTC−04:00[29]
- Local dialing code: 336[30]
- Inception: 1808[31]
- Official website: https://greensboro-nc.gov[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Greensboro, North Carolina[33]
- Population: 279,639[34], 269,666[35], 299,035[36]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Greensboro[37]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], The New Student's Reference Work[39]
- Capital of: Guilford County[40]
- Official name: Greensboro[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Greensboro, North Carolina[42]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Greensboro, North Carolina[43]
- Number of households: 118,126[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Greensboro include Greensboro North Airport[45], an airport[46], in United States[47].
Why It Matters
Greensboro has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Greensboro is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for Greensboro include Greensboro North Airport[45], an airport[46], in United States[47].