Lindley Park is a 652-acre planning area along Spring Garden Street in west Greensboro, mostly ZIP code 27403, zoned for Lindley Elementary and Grimsley.

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the City of Greensboro’s neighborhood plans, 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) and © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Lindley Park spreads along Spring Garden Street and Walker Avenue in west Greensboro, mixing houses, apartments, former mill buildings and a string of parks. On the city’s map of neighborhood plans it is the Lindley Park plan area, about 652 acres. The city says that plan, adopted in August 2004, studied the Spring Garden Street and Walker Avenue corridors, led to the Spring Garden Street Pedestrian Scale Overlay and aimed to balance homes with commercial and industrial uses. OpenStreetMap also names Lindley Park as a place.

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 3.9 miles by road; exit 214 (Wendover Avenue) is about 4 miles.

Part of our Greensboro neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The area is about 1.4 miles east to west and 1 mile north to south, southwest of Sunset Hills. Spring Garden Street has more addresses than any other street in it, by the city’s address points, followed by South Lindell Road, Lindley Lofts Drive, Walker Avenue, Parkwood Drive, South Holden Road, West Market Street and Northridge Street.

The city’s address points show 2,572 addresses: 42% on land zoned for single-family homes and 20% on multifamily zoning, with the rest on planned, office, commercial and industrial zoning. 2,270 are in ZIP code 27403 and 64 in 27407; the rest have no ZIP code on the city’s map.

Two buildings on the National Register of Historic Places sit inside the area: the former Mock, Judson, Voehringer Company Hosiery Mill and the former Pomona High School. A small corner of the Sunset Hills historic district also falls inside.

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 2,572 of 2,572 66.3%
Middle Kiser Middle, 716 Benjamin Parkway 2,572 of 2,572 56.4%
High Grimsley High, 801 N. Josephine Boyd St. 2,572 of 2,572 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, College Hill and Glenwood. 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:

  • Greensboro Arboretum, 401 Ashland Drive, about 20 acres
  • Lindley Park, 3299 Starmount Drive, about 29 acres
  • Lindley Community Park, 2907 Springwood Drive, about 18 acres
  • Starmount, a natural area at 3301 Starmount Drive, about 31 acres

The 1.3-mile Arboretum Greenway, the Arboretum Trail and the Starmount Trail run through these parks on the city’s trails layer. See our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

  • Roads: Spring Garden Street, Walker Avenue and West Market Street run east-west toward downtown; Holden Road runs north-south through the area.
  • Downtown and City Hall: about 3 miles.
  • I-40: exit 217 is about 3.9 miles by road and exit 214 about 4 miles.
  • 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), 9 (West Market Street) and 73 (HEAT UNCG) 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

From OpenStreetMap: Bestway, a supermarket at 2113 Walker Ave., is inside the area. Nearby are Oasis Tienda Latina at 1203 S. Holden Road and an Asian grocery, Alounemay Asian Market.

How we drew this area

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

Frequently asked questions

What schools is Lindley Park in Greensboro zoned for?

On Guilford County Schools’ 2026-27 zone map, all 2,572 address points in the Lindley Park planning area are zoned for Lindley Elementary, Kiser Middle and Grimsley High.

What ZIP code is Lindley Park in?

Mostly 27403. Of the area’s address points with a ZIP code on the city’s map, 2,270 are in 27403 and 64 in 27407.

Is Lindley Park a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Lindley Park is a 652-acre area about 3 miles by road from City Hall, with the Greensboro Arboretum, two city parks and a natural area inside it and three GTA bus routes, zoned for Grimsley High. The typical home value in ZIP code 27403 was $237,287 in August 2026, according to Zillow.

What parks are in Lindley Park?

The city’s parks layer shows the Greensboro Arboretum at 401 Ashland Drive, Lindley Park at 3299 Starmount Drive, Lindley Community Park at 2907 Springwood Drive and the Starmount natural area at 3301 Starmount Drive, linked by the Arboretum Greenway and Starmount Trail.