Downtown High Point: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the City of High Point’s High Point 2045 Comprehensive Plan (PDF) and Core City Plan (PDF), the city’s community parks and transit routes pages, Guilford County Schools’ School Assignment Locator, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data, Guilford County address points and Zillow Research.

Downtown is the center of the city’s Core City Plan, which calls it “the most centrally located district,” with the North Main Street and South Main Street corridors extending out from either end. It holds City Hall, 211 S. Hamilton St., the Market showroom district, Truist Point and Congdon Yards. Strengthening downtown is one of the three priorities in the city’s High Point 2045 plan, which recommends incentives for new downtown housing and calls for North Main Street to become the city’s signature street. Most homes here are in ZIP code 27260.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: High Point Central High for most addresses, 44.8% of state tests at grade level in 2025-26. Check yours with the district’s School Assignment Locator.
• Home value: $141,075 in ZIP code 27260 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest freeway access: Business 85 (US 29/70) at Surrett Drive, about 2.4 miles by road, or I-74 Exit 70 at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, about 2.6 miles.

Part of our High Point neighborhoods guide. For the showrooms, ballpark and places to eat, see our downtown High Point guide.

Where it is

This guide covers the blocks around Main Street from about Kivett Drive and Lexington Avenue south to Green Drive: Commerce, High and Broad avenues, Wrenn, Hamilton, Elm and Lindsay streets and the west end of Washington Street. The Washington Street district is to the east, Emerywood to the northwest, the West End to the west and Southwest High Point and Macedonia to the south. All 1,346 Guilford County address points in the area are inside the city; 85% carry ZIP code 27260 and the rest 27262.

Schools

Downtown is in Guilford County Schools. On the district’s 2026-27 attendance-zone map, the one behind its School Assignment Locator, 94% of the county’s downtown address points were zoned for Ferndale Middle and High Point Central High. Elementary zones split three ways: 76% Northwood Elementary, 18% Fairview Elementary in the south and 6% Kirkman Park Elementary on the east edge, where the zoned middle school is Penn-Griffin Schools and the high school T. Wingate Andrews.

Scores are the share of state tests at grade level or above in 2025-26 and the state’s growth rating, from the accountability data.

The Middle College at GTCC-High Point, 901 S. Main St., is a choice school just south of downtown. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The Zillow Home Value Index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price. Zillow publishes no figure for downtown itself.

ZIP code 27260 covers much of central, south and east High Point, so its figure is not downtown’s alone. Trends are on our home prices page.

Parks and trails

From the city’s community parks page:

• Washington Street Park, 738 Washington St., on downtown’s east edge: playground, walking path and stage.
• Walnut and Commerce Street Park, 421 Walnut St.: playground.
• Macedonia Park, 306 Wise Ave., south of Green Drive: lighted ball field, playground and picnic shelter.

The paved High Point Greenway starts at Armstrong Park, 305 E. Parkway Ave., north of downtown. More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• Buses: every High Point Transit route starts at the Broad Avenue Terminal, 201 W. Broad Ave., and PART’s Route 3, the High Point Express, runs weekdays from there to Greensboro, according to the city’s routes page.
• Train: the Amtrak station is at 100 W. High Ave., served by the Piedmont and Carolinian trains.
• Freeways: Business 85 (US 29/70) at Surrett Drive is about 2.4 miles by road; I-74 Exit 70 at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive about 2.6 miles.
• Piedmont Triad International Airport: about 16 miles by road.

Distances were measured with the OSRM routing engine on OpenStreetMap roads from a point near Main Street and Commerce Avenue. They are distances, not drive times. Parking decks and rates are in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists Superior Foods, a supermarket on North Centennial Street near Washington Street, and a CVS Pharmacy and a Walgreens on North Main Street near Qubein Avenue, north of downtown.

Frequently asked questions

What ZIP code is downtown High Point?

Mostly 27260. About 85% of the county’s address points downtown carry 27260 and the rest, on the north and west edges, 27262. Zillow’s typical value in 27260 was $141,075 in August 2026.

What schools serve downtown High Point?

Most downtown addresses are zoned for Northwood Elementary, Ferndale Middle and High Point Central High on Guilford County Schools’ 2026-27 map. The east edge, near Centennial Street, is zoned for Kirkman Park Elementary, Penn-Griffin Schools and T. Wingate Andrews High.

Can you get around downtown High Point without a car?

Every High Point Transit route starts at the Broad Avenue Terminal, 201 W. Broad Ave., and the Amtrak station is at 100 W. High Ave. PART’s High Point Express runs weekdays from the terminal to Greensboro.

Is downtown High Point the same as the High Point Market district?

The Market showrooms fill much of downtown. Our downtown guide covers the showrooms, Truist Point and Congdon Yards; this page covers living there.