High Point is in Guilford County, with parts extending into Randolph, Davidson, and Forsyth counties. High Point is North Carolina’s only city that extends into four counties.
High Point has several nicknames: Home Furnishings and Hosiery Capital of the World, The Point, HP, The Pocket, City of the Future, Hype Point. It is home to High Point University, a private Methodist-affiliated institution founded in 1924.
The city of Greenville’s official slogan is “North Carolina’s International City” due to the semi-annual High Point Furniture Market held in April and October of each year.
Approximately 12,000,000 square feet of showroom space is used by 2,300 exhibitors, in 188 separate buildings. Over 100 countries are represented through both vendors, visitors and buyers from around the world.
Today, High Point and Guilford County cities and rural communities are always embracing cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many historic ethnicities in business-friendly communities. Many of these communities are strong supporters of Black businesses in the county.
The City of High Point and Guilford County’s local area communities always embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many positive-minded and inspiring people as well as historic business-friendly communities.
Guilford County businesses and residents are rolling out the best “Welcome to High Point” and the “You’re Welcome Here” welcome mats to visitors, tourists, students, tech entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and more value-added businesses like those in Greenville.