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The North Carolina Press Association (NCPA) was formed in 1873. It supports newspapers, readership and advertisers throughout the state. Membership includes 155 of the North Carolina newspapers, as of 2020. [3] The North Carolina Press Foundation was formed in 1995. It is a non-profit organization supporting journalists. [146]
Princeton is in eastern Johnston County. U.S. Route 70 runs along the northern edge of the town, leading northwest 9 miles (14 km) to Interstate 95 near Selma and southeast 11 miles (18 km) to Goldsboro. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km 2), all land. [4]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 320.62 square miles (830.4 km 2), of which 319.14 square miles (826.6 km 2) is land and 1.48 square miles (3.8 km 2) (0.46%) is water. [35] It is the smallest North Carolina county by area. [12] The elevation above sea level is 227 feet (69 m). [36]
Johnston County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 215,999. [1] Its county seat is Smithfield. [2]Johnston County is included in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.
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U.S. Route 70 Alternate runs through the south side of the town, leading west 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Interstate 95 and southeast 6 miles (10 km) to Princeton. Selma is 3 miles (5 km) to the northwest, and Smithfield, the Johnston county seat, is 6 miles (10 km) to the west. According to the United States Census Bureau, Pine Level has a total ...
North Carolina covers 53,819 square miles (139,391 km 2) and is 503 miles (810 km) long by 150 miles (241 km) wide. The physical characteristics of the state vary from the summits of the Smoky Mountains , an altitude of near seven thousand feet (2,130 m) in the west, sloping eastward to sea level along the coast and beaches of the Atlantic Ocean .
U.S. Route 301 (Wall Street) passes through the center of the town, leading northeast 15 miles (24 km) to Smithfield, the Johnston county seat, and southwest 6 miles (10 km) to Dunn. North Carolina Highway 50 is Benson's Main Street, crossing US 301 in the center of town and leading north 24 miles (39 km) to Garner and southeast 15 miles (24 km ...