Lexington, North Carolina
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Lexington, North Carolina

Administration
Full nameLexington, North Carolina
Official nameLexington, North Carolina
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyDavidson
Government
TypeMayor-council government
MayorJohn T. Walser, Jr.
Geography
Total Area17.6 sq mi (45.6 km2)
Land Area17.6 sq mi (45.6 km2)
Water Area0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation809 ft (246.6 m)
Demography
Total Population21149 (2007)
Other information
Time zoneEST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes27292-27295
Area code336
FIPS code37-38060 
GNIS feature ID0988406 

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Lexington is the county seat of Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 19,953. It is located in central North Carolina, twenty miles south of Winston-Salem. Major highways include I-85, U.S. Route 29, U.S. Route 70, U.S. Route 52 (soon to be I-285) and U.S. Route 64. Lexington is part of the Piedmont Triad region of the state.

Lexington, Thomasville, and the rural areas surrounding them are slowly turning into bedroom communities for nearby cities such as Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point.

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Municipalities and communities of Davidson County, North Carolina

County seat: Lexington
CitiesHigh Point � * Lexington * Thomasville
TownsDenton * Midway * Wallburg
CDPWelcome
Unincorporated
communities
Arcadia * Bethesda * Churchland * Linwood * Montclair * Reeds * Silver Valley * Southmont * Tyro * Yadkin College
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Piedmont Triad

LocationNorth Carolina * Piedmont * Piedmont Crescent * I-85 Corridor * NW Piedmont C.O.G. * Piedmont Triad C.O.G.
CitiesGreensboro * Winston-Salem * High Point
Asheboro * Burlington * Clemmons * Eden * Graham * Kernersville * Lexington * Reidsville * Thomasville
CountiesAlamance * Davie * Davidson * Forsyth * Guilford * Randolph * Rockingham * Stokes * Surry * Yadkin
NewspapersGreensboro News & Record * Winston-Salem Journal * High Point Enterprise * Burlington Times-News * Thomasville Times * Archdale-Trinity News
Higher educationWake Forest University * Salem College * Winston-Salem State University * University of North Carolina School of the Arts * High Point University * Guilford College * University of North Carolina at Greensboro * Greensboro College * Bennett College * North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University * Elon University
TransportationI-40 * I-85 * I-73 * I-74 * Bus I-40 * Bus I-85 * US 29 * US 52 * US 64 * US 220 * US 311 * US 421 * Piedmont Triad International Airport * Greensboro Urban Loop * Winston-Salem Beltway



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