Town guide

Pleasant Garden, North Carolina

Pleasant Garden is a town in Guilford County, North Carolina, home to about 5,060 people across 15 square miles. Its ZIP code is 27313, and parts of 27406 are in Pleasant Garden too.

Homes sold for a median of $168 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population5,060337 per sq mi
Median home value$223,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$168Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking16%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Pleasant Garden

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Pleasant Garden

Distances

Nearest major airportPiedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Greensboro, NC10 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA376 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Pleasant Garden; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Pleasant Garden

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Pleasant Garden had 5,000 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.

It’s the 162nd largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.

Guilford County grew from 39,074 residents in 1900 to 541,299 in 2020.

Pleasant Garden population by census2000: 4,714, 2010: 4,489, 2020: 5,0004,71420004,48920105,0002020

Guilford County, 1900–2020

Guilford County population, 1900 to 20201900: 39,074, 1910: 60,497, 1920: 79,272, 1930: 133,010, 1940: 153,916, 1950: 191,057, 1960: 246,520, 1970: 288,590, 1980: 317,154, 1990: 347,420, 2000: 421,048, 2010: 488,406, 2020: 541,29939K’00’1079K’20’30154K’40’50247K’60’70317K’80’90421K’00’10541K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 45.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Pleasant GardenJan: high 50°F, low 30°F, 3.2 in; Feb: high 54°F, low 33°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 62°F, low 39°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 71°F, low 48°F, 3.6 in; May: high 79°F, low 58°F, 3.3 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 65°F, 5.1 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 71°F, 5.8 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 68°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 61°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 49°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 61°F, low 39°F, 3.1 in; Dec: high 53°F, low 33°F, 3.4 in50°30°Jan3.254°33°Feb2.662°39°Mar3.771°48°Apr3.679°58°May3.385°65°Jun5.189°71°Jul5.887°68°Aug4.581°61°Sep4.471°49°Oct3.261°39°Nov3.153°33°Dec3.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greensboro Wtp, NC weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Guilford County

265,517 jobs at 14,306 businesses in Guilford County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Guilford CountyHealth care and social assistance: 37,933 jobs; Manufacturing: 31,080 jobs; Retail trade: 29,414 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 27,830 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 22,083 jobs; Administrative and support: 20,402 jobs; Wholesale trade: 17,140 jobs; Construction: 13,814 jobsHealth care and social assistance 14% Manufacturing 12% Retail trade 11% Hotels and restaurants 11% Transportation and warehousing 8% Administrative and support 8% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

21 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pleasant Garden.

Nearest hospitals

  • Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, theGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Greensboro8.7 miles
  • High Point Regional Health SystemGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · High Point14.1 miles
  • Alamance Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Burlington15.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3
Mental health providers10
Physical and occupational therapists6
Pharmacies1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Pleasant Garden

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Hagan Stone Park · 404 acres1.8 mi
  • UNCG Piney Lake · 40 acres2.5 mi

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter3.3 mi
  • Food Lion3.4 mi
  • Food Lion3.8 mi
  • ALDI4.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens5.5 mi

Libraries

  • Hemphill Branch Library6.1 mi

Museums

  • The Richard Petty Museum5.7 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Pleasant Garden

Public schools here are run by Guilford County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Pleasant Garden ElementaryPleasant GardenPre-K–5453Public0.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Greensboro and Forest Oaks.

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