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Kernersville score: 37/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Kernersville safe? United States travel risk

Is Kernersville safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026

Kernersville scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Kernersville scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kernersville: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).

A score of 37 is higher than 35% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Charted at coordinates 36.1065° N, 80.0842° W in North Carolina, Kernersville maintains a regional distance of 412.3 km NE to Washington.

Region
North Carolina
Coordinates
36.1065° N, 80.0842° W
Elevation
308 m
Time Zone
America/New_York
Population
27,439
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Charleston (366.0 km S).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) 12.7 km WNW
Hospital Care VA Medical Center 3.5 km ESE
Police Station Winston-Salem Police Department District 2 Office Complex 11.7 km WSW
Railway Terminal High Point 18.0 km SSE

Adjacent Localities in United States

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (32 °C avg high); Wettest: August (127 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 8° 11° 16° 21° 25° 30° 32° 30° 27° 22° 15° 10°
Low °C -1° 1° 4° 9° 14° 19° 21° 21° 18° 11° 5° 1°
Rain mm 101 91 103 89 90 94 108 127 89 59 91 107

Normals: Winston-Salem (15.9 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

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Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

High Point 15
15.2 km SSE
Winston-Salem 17
15.9 km W
Greensboro 22
23.1 km E
Burlington 15
55.4 km E
Chapel Hill 10
96.1 km E
Huntersville 10
105.4 km SW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy