Editing King, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
King is located in southern Stokes County, with parts of the city limits extending south into Forsyth County. [[U.S. Route 52 in North Carolina|U.S. Route 52]], a four-lane freeway, passes through the city south and west of the center, with access from Exit 123. Downtown Winston-Salem is {{convert|16|mi}} southeast via US 52, and [[Mount Airy, North Carolina|Mount Airy]] is {{convert|21|mi}} to the northwest. [[Pilot Mountain State Park]] is {{convert|8|mi}} to the northwest and [[Hanging Rock State Park]] is {{convert|16|mi}} to the north. It's a 40-minute drive to the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]] via the [[Blue Ridge Parkway]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|15.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|15.1|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.93%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3735760| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), King city, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=June 27, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055427/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3735760| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>