Forsyth County, North Carolina

Forsyth County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF FORSYTH GUS Population: 398,143 (2024) ID: 205056	County	Official County Government	Contact: HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR 201 N CHESTNUT ST, WINSTON SALEM NC 27101-4120
CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM GUS Population: 255,769 (2024) ID: 194744	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER PO BOX 2511, WINSTON SALEM NC 27102-2511
TOWN OF KERNERSVILLE GUS Population: 28,760 (2024) ID: 171192	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: FINANCE DIRECTOR PO BOX 728, KERNERSVILLE NC 27285-0728
VILLAGE OF CLEMMONS GUS Population: 22,471 (2024) ID: 194727	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: VILLAGE CLERK 3715 CLEMMONS RD, CLEMMONS NC 27012
TOWN OF LEWISVILLE GUS Population: 14,203 (2024) ID: 208965	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 547, LEWISVILLE NC 27023-0547
TOWN OF WALKERTOWN GUS Population: 6,027 (2024) ID: 205066	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MANAGER PO BOX 39, WALKERTOWN NC 27051-0039
TOWN OF RURAL HALL GUS Population: 3,562 (2024) ID: 171194	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 549, RURAL HALL NC 27045-0549
TOWN OF TOBACCOVILLE GUS Population: 2,740 (2024) ID: 171193	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ADMINISTRATOR PO BOX 332, TOBACCOVILLE NC 27050-0332
TOWN OF BETHANIA GUS Population: 361 (2024) ID: 139453	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 259, BETHANIA NC 27010-0259