Map of Winston-Salem, United States

Winston-Salem is a city in North Carolina, United States, with a population of about 241,218. It lies at 36.0999°N, 80.2442°W, about 293 m above sea level. Winston-Salem is about 420 km (261 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is High Point, 27 km to the southeast.

Winston-Salem at a glance

Where is Winston-Salem?

• The 5th largest city in North Carolina on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 42 min on the shortest day to 14 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Winston-Salem

• High Point — 27 km southeast
• Greensboro — 41 km east
• Salisbury — 52 km southwest
• Burlington — 72 km east
• Kannapolis — 76 km southwest
• Mooresville — 77 km southwest
• Concord — 83 km south
• Danville — 93 km northeast
• Huntersville — 94 km southwest
• Hickory — 107 km west

Largest cities in North Carolina

• Charlotte — 911,311
• Raleigh — 482,295
• Greensboro — 285,342
• Durham — 257,636
• Fayetteville — 201,963
• Cary — 159,769
• Wilmington — 115,933
• High Point — 110,268
• Asheville — 95,056
• Greenville — 90,597

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.