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Moving to Jamestown, North Carolina

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Population: 3,088. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,997 (-2.9% change)
Males: 1,516 (49.1%), Females: 1,572 (50.9%)

Guilford County

Zip code: 27282

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $57,331
Median house value: $171,700

Population by Race

Races in Jamestown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.8%)
  • Black (8.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Korean (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (18.6%), English (15.1%), German (14.9%), Irish (8.9%), French (3.0%), Scottish (3.0%).

Elevation: 775 feet

Land area: 2.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Jamestown

  • High school or higher: 91.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 48.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jamestown town

  • Never married: 18.8%
  • Now married: 67.7%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

2.5% Foreign born (0.8% Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.4% North America, 0.3% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +347 (+12.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Jamestown:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jamestown:

  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 6 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 22 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 58 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Jamestown:

  • JOHNSON FIELD (about 12 miles; ARCHDALE, NC; Abbreviation: 72A)
  • DS BUTLER FARM AND AIRFIELD (about 14 miles; OAK RIDGE, NC; Abbreviation: N83)
  • AIR HARBOR (about 15 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: W88)

Amtrak stations near Jamestown:

  • 6 miles: HIGH POINT (100 W. HIGH ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: GREENSBORO (2603 OAKLAND AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Jamestown:

  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 4,810; Location: 601 HIGH POINT RD BOX 309; Public; Website: technet.gtcc.cc.nc.us)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Jamestown:

  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 9 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 13 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ELON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,993)

Schools

Public high schools in Jamestown:

  • LUCY RAGSDALE HIGH (Students: 1,218; Location: 602 HIGH POINT RD; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • GTCC MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH (Students: 147; Location: 601 HIGH POINT ROAD; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Jamestown:

  • JAMESTOWN MIDDLE (Students: 1,150; Location: 4401 VICKERY CHURCH RD; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • JAMESTOWN ELEMENTARY (Students: 496; Location: 108 POTTER DR; Grades: PK – 05)
  • MILLIS ROAD ELEMENTARY (Students: 459; Location: 4310 MILLIS RD; Grades: PK – 05)

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