Thomasville (North Carolina)

Thomasville is a city in North Carolina. Thomasville at one time was a major industrial city, once housing numerous furniture-manufacturing plants for Thomasville Furniture Industries. The company has left Thomasville, but the city is still known as "Chair City", and houses a large replica of a Duncan Phyfe chair, located in the city center.

Get in

The Big Chair

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 ^IATA), , 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 to the north.

Get around

By car

While not as dangerous as it is outside of Thomasville, NC 109 (known as Salem Street and Randolph Street in Thomasville) is the most dangerous road in Thomasville, though still generally safe. 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.

See

The Big Chair is 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 originally constructed in 1922 by the Thomasville Chair Company, now Thomasville Furniture Industries, to honor the city's strong furniture industry.

Do

• 🌍 Everybody's Day, ☎ [phone]. The 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. Everybody’s Day hosts over 200 arts & craft vendors. The vendors are juried to insure true craftsmanship. 

Buy

• 🌍 Thomasville Emporium, 12 Commerce St, ☎ [phone]. M–Sa 10AM–6PM. An antique shop with many items and vendors. (updated Nov 2015)

Eat

• 🌍 Tommy's Bar-B-Que, 206 National Highway, ☎ [phone]. M–Sa 6AM–9PM. 
• 🌍 Loflin's Restaurant, 108 Randolph Street, ☎ [phone]. 

Drink

• 🌍 32 East Main, 32 East Main St, ☎ [phone]. (updated May 2016)
• 🌍 Romans 8, 1122 Randolph Street Unit 124, ☎ [phone]. (updated Sep 2017)

Sleep

• 🌍 Microtel Inn & Suites, 959 Lake Road, ☎ [phone]. 
• 🌍 Quality Inn & Suites, 7 Laura Ln (I-85 Exit 103), ☎ [phone]. 

Stay safe

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.

Connect

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.

Go next

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.

Routes through Thomasville

Greensboro ← High Point ←	N  S	→ Lexington → Charlotte
Greensboro ← High Point ←	N  S	→ Lexington → Charlotte
Asheville ← Lexington ←	W  E	→ High Point → Greensboro