College Hill is a 165-acre planning area just west of downtown Greensboro, mostly in ZIP code 27403, zoned for Lindley Elementary and Grimsley High.

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the City of Greensboro’s neighborhood plans, historic districts, address points, parks and trails and GTA route map layers, Guilford County Schools’ 2026-27 attendance zone map, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 school test data, the Zillow Home Value Index (Zillow Research), Guilford County’s 2026-27 tax rates and © OpenStreetMap contributors.

College Hill sits just west of downtown, a compact area of 19th and early 20th century houses, apartments and a former mill. On the city’s map of neighborhood plans it is the College Hill plan area, about 165 acres. The city says the neighborhood and the Planning Department started that plan in 2009, paused it during a rezoning and restarted it in October 2013.

What this means for you

  • Zoned high school: Grimsley High for every address in the area in 2026-27. Check an exact address with the district’s Student Assignment Locator.
  • Home value: $237,287 in ZIP code 27403 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
  • Nearest interstate: I-40 exit 217 (Gate City Boulevard and Koury Boulevard), about 3.6 miles by road.

Part of our Greensboro neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The area is about six-tenths of a mile north to south and half a mile across, west of downtown and north of Glenwood. South Mendenhall Street has more addresses than any other street in it, by the city’s address points, followed by South Tate Street, Walker Avenue, Province Spring Circle, West McGee Street, Fulton Street and Spring Garden Street.

The city’s address points show 1,404 addresses: 45% on land zoned for single-family homes and 23% on multifamily zoning, with the rest on commercial, office and other zoning. 1,081 are in ZIP code 27403 and 313 in 27401.

Two historic designations overlap the area. 1,019 addresses are in the city’s College Hill local historic district, where property owners pay an extra 1 cent per $100 of value in 2026, on Guilford County’s rate table. 802 are in the College Hill Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 and about 87 acres, by the state’s nomination file. The National Register-listed Wafco Mills building is also inside the area.

Schools

We checked every address in the area against Guilford County Schools’ 2026-27 attendance zone map on Oct. 11. Scores are the share of state tests at grade level in 2025-26, from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.

Level Zoned school Addresses Tests at grade level, 2025-26
Elementary Lindley Elementary, 2700 Camden Road 1,404 of 1,404 66.3%
Middle Kiser Middle, 716 Benjamin Parkway 1,404 of 1,404 56.4%
High Grimsley High, 801 N. Josephine Boyd St. 1,404 of 1,404 69.7%

Statewide, 59.2% of tests were at grade level; across Guilford County Schools, 54.5%. Each school name links to its NC School Report Card. More in our schools guide.

Home values

Zillow’s typical home value in ZIP code 27403 was $237,287 in August 2026, down 0.7% from $239,052 a year earlier, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, houses and condos together, not a sale price. ZIP code 27403 also covers Sunset Hills, Lindley Park and Glenwood. In 27401, the downtown side, the figure was $182,377. Zillow’s figure for Greensboro as a whole was $263,264, level with a year earlier. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks and trails layers, inside the area or at its edge:

  • Springdale Park, 2 Springdale Court
  • Morehead Linear Park, part of the Downtown Greenway, 443 Spring Garden St.
  • Lake Daniel Park, 410 Mimosa Drive, about 85 acres, a short distance to the northwest

The Downtown Greenway, a 4.15-mile loop, runs along the area’s eastern side. See our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

  • Roads: Spring Garden Street, Walker Avenue, West Market Street and Friendly Avenue run east-west toward downtown.
  • Downtown and City Hall: about 0.8 miles.
  • I-40: exit 217 (Gate City Boulevard and Koury Boulevard) is about 3.6 miles by road.
  • Piedmont Triad International Airport: about 11.6 miles. Distances are measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine from the middle of the area’s addresses; they are distances, not drive times.
  • Bus: GTA routes 1 (Spring Garden/W Wendover), 7 (Friendly Avenue), 8 (Battleground Avenue) and 9 (West Market Street) run through the area on the city’s route map. Track buses at TrackMyGTA.com. More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap shows no supermarket or pharmacy inside the area or within half a mile of it. The nearest on the map are Walgreens at 1600 Spring Garden St., about three-quarters of a mile west of the middle of the area as the crow flies, and Deep Roots Market at 600 N. Eugene St. downtown, a little under a mile away.

How we drew this area

This page follows the College Hill plan area on the City of Greensboro’s neighborhood plans map. Address counts, ZIP codes, zoning and historic district counts come from the city’s address points inside that line. Road distances and store locations use © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What schools is College Hill in Greensboro zoned for?

On Guilford County Schools’ 2026-27 zone map, all 1,404 address points in the College Hill planning area are zoned for Lindley Elementary, Kiser Middle and Grimsley High.

What ZIP code is College Hill in?

Mostly 27403. Of 1,404 address points in the area, 1,081 are in 27403 and 313 in 27401, on the downtown side.

Is College Hill a good place to live?

Here are the facts. College Hill is a 165-acre area about 0.8 miles by road from City Hall, on the Downtown Greenway and four GTA bus routes, zoned for Grimsley High. The typical home value in ZIP code 27403 was $237,287 in August 2026, according to Zillow.

Do College Hill homes pay a historic district tax?

Properties in the College Hill local historic district pay an extra 1 cent per $100 of value in 2026, on Guilford County’s rate table. By the city’s address points, 1,019 of the area’s 1,404 addresses are in that district.