
KERNERSVILLE PROFILE
Size: City limits -- 16.391 sq. miles
Mailing address -- 81.4 sq. miles
LOCATION
Kernersville, North Carolina lies at the intersection of Interstate-40 and Highway 66. It is situated in Forsyth County, and it borders Guilford County. Kernersville is at the heart of the Triad community, which is comprised of Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point.
POPULATION ESTIMATE
City limits -- 21,361
Mailing address -- 65,000
AGE OF POPULATION
Birth to 19 years -- 26.1%
20 to 34 years -- 24.9%
35 to 64 years -- 38.7%
65 years and older -- 10.3%
Caucasian -- 83%
African American -- 8%
Hispanic -- 7%
Asian -- 1%
Male -- 48.2%
Female -- 51.8%
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Kernersville -- $41,250
Forsyth County -- $42,097
North Carolina -- $39,184
US -- $41,994
Unemployment rate -- 4.7%
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.kernersvillenc.com -- 993-4521
EMERGENCY -- 911
Kernersville Police Department -- 996-3177
Kernersville Fire Department -- 996-4885
TOWN GOVERNMENT
www.toknc.com
Town Hall -- 996-3121
Town Manager, Marvin Davis -- 996-3121
Town Clerk -- 992-0404
Kernersville Parks & Recreation Dept. (Programs) -- 996-3062
Community Development Dept. Jeff Hatling -- 992-0605
Mayor, Curtis Swisher -- 996-4069
Mayor Pro Tem, Inez Davis -- 993-2867
Aldermen
Brooke W. Cashion -- 817-3598
Inez Davis -- 993-2867
Dana Caudill Jones -- 993-5070
Jim Memory -- 992-5241
Dawn Morgan -- 993-9147
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Forsyth County Health Dept. -- 703-3100
HOSPITALS AND URGENT CARE
Prime Care -- 996-6042
Forsyth Medical Center (Winston-Salem) -- 718-5000
High Point Regional (High Point) -- 878-6000
Moses H. Cone Memorial (Greensboro) -- 832-7000
Wake Forest Univ. Baptist Med. Center (Winston-Salem) -- 716-2011
LICENSES
Tags & Title -- 993-5226
Driver’s License -- 993-5651
MEETING ROOM RESERVATIONS
Community House -- 993-0505
Library Lower Level -- 992-3180
Dudley Cosmetology University -- 996-2030
Stafford House -- 993-3289
Harmon House -- 993-3644
NEWSPAPER
Kernersville News -- 993-2161
POST OFFICE -- 1-800-275-8777
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Paddison Memorial Library -- 703-2930
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools System Admin. Offices -- 727-2816
Elementary
Cash Elementary -- 996-3321
Kernersville Elementary -- 996-1080
Piney Grove Elementary -- 771-4545
Union Cross Elementary -- 769-9031
Middle Schools
East Forsyth Middle School -- 703-6765
Kernersville Middle School -- 996-5566
Southeast Middle School -- 996-5848
High Schools
East Forsyth High School -- 727-2265
Glenn High School -- 771-4500
Private Schools
Bishop McGuiness Catholic High School -- 564-1010
Brookside Montessori -- 996-5351
First Christian Academy -- 996-1660
Gospel Light Baptist Christian School -- 722-6100
Kerwin Baptist School -- 993-3791
Oak Ridge Military Academy (Oak Ridge) -- 643-4131
Westchester Day School (High Point) -- 869-2128
Technical College
ForsythTechnical Community
College- Grady Swisher Center -- 734-7903
SENIOR CITIZENS INFORMATION
Be Friendly Club (First Baptist Church) -- 993-2577
Faithful Friends (Triad Baptist Church) -- 996-7573
Heritage Club (Main St.United Methodist Church) -- 993-3411
Shepherd’s Center -- 996-6696
Senior Enrichment Center -- 992-0591
Transportation (Trans-Aid) -- 727-2257
TAXI SERVICE
Kernersville Taxi -- 993-5544
Roundtrip Transportation -- 992-1060
UTILITIES
Telephone (residential)
Embarq -- 1-800-672-6242
Telephone (business)
Embarq -- 1-800-786-6272
Electricity
Energy United -- 1-800-691-3362
Duke Energy -- 727-4300
Natural Gas
Piedmont Natural Gas -- 1-800-752-7504
Water & Sewer (WS/FC) -- 727-2355
Water — Aqua NC
(some subdivisions) -- 665-0817
Cable — Time Warner -- 785-3390
VISITOR’S CENTER -- 993-4521
VOTER’S REGISTRATION -- 703-2800
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Garbage pickup in town -- 996-6916
Outside town limits -- 993-4307
WESTERN UNION -- 1-800-325-6000
CLIMATE
Month -- Ave. Temp. -- Ave. Prec.
January -- 38 -- 3.3 in.
February -- 41 -- 3.3 in.
March -- 48 -- 3.8 in.
April -- 58 -- 3.2 in.
May -- 67 -- 3.6 in.
June -- 74 -- 3.7 in.
July -- 77 -- 4.5 in.
August -- 76 -- 4.1 in.
September -- 70 -- 3.5 in.
October -- 59 -- 3.1 in.
November -- 49 -- 2.8 in.
December -- 40 -- 3.1 in.
ANNUAL EVENTS
NEAR EASTER
Easter Egg Hunt -- 996-3062
MAY
Spring Folly Festival -- 993-4521
JUNE
Summerfest -- 993-2202
JULY
Fourth of July Parade -- 993-9844
Fourth of July Fireworks -- 996-3062
SEPTEMBER
Honeybee Festival -- 996-3062
OCTOBER
Fall Festival -- 993-7583
Halloween Trick-or-Treat -- 993-7583
DECEMBER
Downtown Open House -- 993-7583
Christmas Parade -- 993-4521
Christmas Tree Lighting -- 996-3062