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According to the 2020 United States census, North Carolina is the 9th-most populous state with 10,439,388 inhabitants, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km 2) of land. [1] [2] North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 551 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages. [3]
Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Olean at 1,447 feet (441 m). [28] 5506 feet (1678 m) Beech Mountain North Carolina [29] 3192 feet (973 m) Rhame North Dakota [30] 1627 feet (496 m) Rota municipality Northern Mariana Islands [31] Rota is the highest municipality in the Northern Mariana Islands with a permanent human population. [31]
The Uwharries are North Carolina's easternmost mountain range; they are the lowest mountain range in the state. The Uwharries begin in Montgomery County, North Carolina and terminate in the hills of Person County, North Carolina. The highest point in the Uwharries is High Rock Mountain, which is only 1,119 feet (341.1 m) above sea level.
Elevation [3] 358 ft (109 m) ... Sanford is a city in Lee County, North Carolina, ... a new Spinners team was a member of the Class D level Tobacco State League from ...
The height of the falls is given as 200 feet (61 m) in Kevin Adams' book, North Carolina Waterfalls [21] and 250 feet (76 m) by NCWaterfalls.com. [22] However, Google Earth gives a height (based on the elevation of the water at the top of the falls and the elevation of the plunge pool at the bottom of the falls) of 137 feet (42 m).
Sea Level has one of the lowest elevations in North Carolina; it is estimated that approximately 75 percent of the community floods when hurricanes pass through. The elevation of the community is 4 ft (1 m). [2] Sea Level is within the Sea Level Township in Carteret County. The ZIP Code for Sea Level is 28577. [3]
[6] [7] The city's population was 54,341 as of the 2020 census, making it the 20th-most populous city in North Carolina. [8] The city is 45 mi (72 km) east of Raleigh , the state capital. It is the principal city of the Rocky Mount metropolitan area —often called the "Twin Counties"—which had an estimated population of 145,383 in 2023.
Mount Airy / ˈ m aʊ n t ər i / [4] is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 10,676. [5] As of 2020, the city is the most populous municipality in Surry County. Mount Airy is located within the Piedmont Triad metropolitan region.