Map of Greensboro, United States

Greensboro is a city in North Carolina, United States, with a population of about 285,342. It lies at 36.0726°N, 79.7920°W, about 266 m above sea level. Greensboro is about 397 km (247 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is High Point, 23 km to the southwest.

Greensboro at a glance

Where is Greensboro?

• The 3rd 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 Greensboro

• High Point — 23 km southwest
• Burlington — 32 km east
• Winston-Salem — 41 km west
• Danville — 67 km northeast
• Chapel Hill — 69 km east
• Salisbury — 76 km southwest
• Durham — 81 km east
• Apex — 93 km southeast
• Cary — 96 km east
• Kannapolis — 99 km southwest

Largest cities in North Carolina

• Charlotte — 911,311
• Raleigh — 482,295
• Durham — 257,636
• Winston-Salem — 241,218
• 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.