Sunset Hills is a 260-acre historic district west of downtown Greensboro, all in ZIP code 27403, zoned for Lindley Elementary and Grimsley High.

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

Sunset Hills is a neighborhood of single-family houses west of downtown and College Hill. The Sunset Hills historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 and covers about 260 acres, by the state’s nomination file, which describes a residential area built from 1925 to 1965. OpenStreetMap also names Sunset Hills as a place.

What this means for you

  • Zoned high school: Grimsley High for every address in the district 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 district is about eight-tenths of a mile across, northeast of Lindley Park. Madison Avenue has more addresses than any other street in it, by the city’s address points, followed by West Market Street, Kensington Road, Wright Avenue, South Chapman Street, South Elam Avenue, South Tremont Drive and Rolling Road.

The city’s address points show 768 addresses, and all but two sit on land zoned for single-family homes. Every one is in ZIP code 27403. Sunset Hills is not one of the city’s local historic districts, so it pays no extra historic district tax on Guilford County’s 2026-27 rate table.

Schools

We checked every address in the district 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 768 of 768 66.3%
Middle Kiser Middle, 716 Benjamin Parkway 768 of 768 56.4%
High Grimsley High, 801 N. Josephine Boyd St. 768 of 768 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 College Hill, Lindley Park and Glenwood, so it is a broad figure. 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 layer, inside the district or at its edge:

  • Sunset Hills Park (Greenway Park), 401 E. Greenway North Drive, about 7 acres, inside the district
  • Lake Daniel Park, 410 Mimosa Drive, about 85 acres, at the district’s edge
  • College Park, 1600 College Park Drive South
  • Robert Mayer Park, 135 Poe St.

The city’s trails layer shows no greenway inside the district. See our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

  • Roads: West Market Street runs east-west through the district toward downtown.
  • Downtown and City Hall: about 1.9 miles.
  • I-40: exit 217 (Gate City Boulevard and Koury Boulevard) is about 3.6 miles by road.
  • Piedmont Triad International Airport: about 10.6 miles. Distances are measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine from the middle of the district’s addresses; they are distances, not drive times.
  • Bus: GTA route 9 (West Market Street) runs through the district on the city’s route map. Track buses at TrackMyGTA.com. More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap, within half a mile: Bestway at 2113 Walker Ave., just outside the district, Walgreens at 1600 Spring Garden St. and at 2998 Northline Ave., Gate City Pharmacy at 803 Friendly Center Road and Whole Foods Market at 3202 W. Friendly Ave.

How we drew this area

This page follows the boundary of the Sunset Hills historic district on the City of Greensboro’s historic districts layer. 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 Sunset Hills in Greensboro zoned for?

On Guilford County Schools’ 2026-27 zone map, all 768 address points in the Sunset Hills historic district are zoned for Lindley Elementary, Kiser Middle and Grimsley High.

What ZIP code is Sunset Hills in?

  1. Every address point in the district is in that ZIP code on the city’s map.

Is Sunset Hills a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Sunset Hills is a 260-acre National Register historic district of single-family homes about 1.9 miles by road from City Hall, with a 7-acre city park inside it and the 85-acre Lake Daniel Park at its edge, zoned for Grimsley High. The typical home value in ZIP code 27403 was $237,287 in August 2026, according to Zillow.

When was Sunset Hills built?

The state’s National Register record describes Sunset Hills as a residential area built from 1925 to 1965. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.