Thomasville (North Carolina)

By car

Thomasville is directly connected by highway with Winston-Salem (NC 109), Greensboro (Interstate 85), High Point (US 29), Raleigh (US 64), and Charlotte (Interstate 85).

By air

The nearest commercial airport serving the area is Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO), , about 25 miles to the north.

By bus

PART Route 9 provides bus service from Lexington and High Point, with connections from other cities in the Piedmont Triad.

By train

Although daily freight and passenger trains still rumble along the tracks that pass through the center of town, passenger service to Thomasville ended many years ago. The nearest passenger rail depot is in nearby High Point, 16 miles (25 km) to the north.

By car

NC 109 (known as Salem Street and Randolph Street in Thomasville) and Main Street are the main ways of travel through Thomasville. Drivers in Thomasville are for the most part passive.

By bus

Thomasville has a bus service with stops around the city, especially on Main Street, Randolph Street, Fisher Ferry Avenue, and Salem Street, as well as a connection to Lexington.

• The Big Chair

  address: 6 West Main Street
  a 30-foot replica of a Duncan Phyfe chair that sits in the heart of downtown beside the railroad tracks at the intersection of Main St. and NC-109 (Salem St. and Randolph St.). The chair was built in 1922 by the Thomasville Chair Company, now "Thomasville Furniture Industries," to honor the city's strong furniture industry.

• Everybody's DayThe first Everybody’s Day Festival was held in 1908, making Everybody’s Day, North Carolina’s oldest festival. Everybody’s Day is always held on the last Saturday of September in downtown Thomasville. It hosts over 200 arts & craft vendors. The vendors are juried to insure true craftsmanship.

• High Point-Thomasville HiTomsThomasville's collegiate baseball team plays at Finch Field.

• Thomasville Emporium

  phone: +1 336-472-6501
  address: 12 Commerce St
  An antique shop with many items and vendors.

• Tommy's Bar-B-Que

  phone: +1 336-476-4322
  address: 206 National Highway

• Loflin's Restaurant

  phone: +1 336-475-0325
  address: 108 Randolph Street

• The Blend

  phone: +1 336 300-1573

• Main Street Cone & Coffee

  phone: +1 336-481-9251
  address: 32 East Main Street

• The Blend

  phone: +1 336-300-1573
  address: 1122 Randolph Street Unit 124

• Microtel Inn & Suites

  phone: +1 336-474-4515
  address: 959 Lake Road

• Quality Inn & Suites

  phone: +1 336-472-2310
  address: 7 Laura Ln

Thomasville is generally a safe city. You are safe just about anywhere in Thomasville during the day. At night, caution is advised when walking in downtown, or on National Highway, where you should keep valuables concealed and try to stay in well lit areas. Randolph Street is generally safe at any time.

Thomasville's area code is 336, and has two zip codes, 27360 and 27361. Pay phones are not found in Thomasville, or at least they are very uncommon.

From Thomasville, Lexington and High Point are about 15 minutes away by car, while Greensboro and Winston-Salem are about 30 minutes away by car.