Winston-Salem
city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
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Summary
Winston-Salem is a city in the United States[1]. Winston-Salem ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,216 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Forsyth County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Salem Creek[5]
- Head of government: Allen Joines[6]
- Instance of: county seat[7], big city[8], city in North Carolina[9]
- Named after: Joseph Winston[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Kumasi[11], Ungheni[12], Nassau[13], Shanghai[14], Freeport[15], Buchanan[16]
- Postal code: 27101[17], 27102[18], 27103[19], 27104[20], 27105[21], 27106[22], 27107[23], 27108[24], 27109[25], 27110[26], 27111[27], 27113[28], 27114[29], 27115[30]
- Commons category: Winston-Salem, North Carolina[31]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[32]
- Local dialing code: 336[33]
- Inception: 1766[34]
- Official website: http://www.cityofws.org/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Winston-Salem, North Carolina[36]
- Population: 229,617[37], 236,441[38], 249,545[39]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina[40]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[41], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42]
- Capital of: Forsyth County[43]
- Official name: Winston-Salem[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Winston-Salem, North Carolina[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Winston-Salem[46]
- Number of households: 96,611[47]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Winston-Salem, North Carolina[48]
Why It Matters
Winston-Salem has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Winston-Salem is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]