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| Ridgecrest, located in Northwest Guilford County, has become one of the area’s most desirable residential communities in North Carolina. This exclusive subdivision is situated near Oak Ridge, which is one of the Piedmont’s fastest growing communities. The Town of Oak Ridge was incorporated in 1998, but its tradition reaches back to the days of the Civil War. Residents of Oak Ridge are proud of their most notable reputation as home of Oak Ridge Military Academy, which is one of the few military academies that has survived its 150 years of existence. |
Oak Ridge is becoming one of Guilford County's most desirable places to live due to its suburban environment that resides minutes away from Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem. With Oak Ridge's current local population estimate of 2,548, the rural area of Oak Ridge is also meeting the demand from its residents to improve its local economy and shopping facilities. A 20-acre shopping has been constructed and incorporate a grocery, garden center, and a drugstore with other buildings for local business and eateries. |
| The Oak Ridge Throughfare Plan of 2003 is sure to increase traffic flow to reach the some of the Triad's largest employers such as V.F. Corporation, Dell, Wachovia, R.F. Microdevices and many other local businesses that has enriched the value of The Piedmont North Carolina economy. |
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9112 US Hwy. 421 Colfax, N.C. 27235 (336) 275-4332 |
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Northwest Middle School |
5300 Northwest School Road Greensboro, N.C. 27409 (336) 605-3333 |
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Northwest Guilford High |
5240 Northwest School Road Greensboro, N.C. 27409 (336) 605-3300 |
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