Pepper Ridge, located in Northwest Guilford county has become one of the area's most desirable residential communities in North Carolina. 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 site is planned for construction that will incorporate a grocery, garden center, and a drugstore with other buildings for local business.

Community Information
Schools
  Oak Ridge Elementary School
2050 Oak Ridge Road Oak Ridge, N.C. 27310 (336) 643-8410
  Northwest Middle School
5300 Northwest School Road Greensboro, N.C. 27409 (336) 605-3333
  Northwest Guilford High
5240 Northwest School Road Greensboro, N.C. 27409 (336) 605-3300
Services
  Natural Gas: Piedmont Natural Gas Company, (800) 752-7504.
  Telephone: Bellsouth, (888) 757-6500.
  Cable Television: Time-Warner Cable, (336) 379-0200.
  Water Service: Aqua North Carolina, Inc, (336) 665-0817.
  Garbage and Recycling: Republic Waste Service (336) 299-0815.
  Electricity: Duke Power, (336) 378-9451.