Granite Falls, North Carolina
| Granite Falls, North Carolina | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Granite Falls, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 35°48′1″N 81°25′59″W / 35.80028°N 81.43306°WCoordinates: 35°48′1″N 81°25′59″W / 35.80028°N 81.43306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Caldwell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.3 sq mi (13.6 km2) |
| • Land | 5.2 sq mi (13.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,191 ft (363 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,722 |
| • Density | 909/sq mi (350.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 28630 |
| Area code(s) | 828 |
| FIPS code | 37-27420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1020491 |
| Website | www |
Granite Falls is a town in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,722 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Granite Falls is located near the southern border of Caldwell County at 35°48′1″N 81°25′59″W / 35.80028°N 81.43306°W (35.800345, -81.432929). It is bordered to the south by the town of Rhodhiss, to the southwest by Rhodhiss Lake on the Catawba River (Lake Hickory), and to the west by the town of Sawmills. The center of town is located on a ridge between the Catawba River to the west and Gunpowder Creek, a tributary of the Catawba, to the east.
U.S. Route 321 (Hickory Boulevard) is a four-lane highway that passes through the east side of town; it leads 6 miles (10 km) southeast to the center of Hickory and 10 miles (16 km) northwest to Lenoir, the Caldwell County seat. US 321 Alternate runs through the center of Granite Falls as North and South Main Street.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.6 km2), of which 5.2 square miles (13.5 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.84%, is water.
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