Long View, North Carolina | ||
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Location of Long View, North Carolina |
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Coordinates: 35°43′34″N 81°23′2″W / 35.72611°N 81.38389°WCoordinates: 35°43′34″N 81°23′2″W / 35.72611°N 81.38389°W | ||
Country | United States | |
State | North Carolina | |
Counties | Catawba, Burke | |
Area | ||
• Total | 3.95 sq mi (10.22 km2) | |
• Land | 3.94 sq mi (10.20 km2) | |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) | |
Elevation | 1,155 ft (352 m) | |
Population (2010) | ||
• Total | 4,871 | |
• Density | 1,237/sq mi (477.7/km2) | |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
ZIP codes | 28601-28602 | |
Area code(s) | 828 | |
FIPS code | 37-39280 | |
GNIS feature ID | 1027421 | |
Website | www |
Long View is a town in Burke and Catawba counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 4,871 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Long View is located in western Catawba County and eastern Burke County at 35°43′34″N 81°23′2″W / 35.72611°N 81.38389°W (35.726132, -81.383811). It is bordered to the north and east by the city of Hickory, to the west by the town of Hildebran, and to the south by the census-designated place of Mountain View.
U.S. Route 70 passes through Long View, leading east into Hickory and west 18 miles (29 km) to Morganton. Interstate 40 crosses the southern part of Long View, with access from Exit 121 (Old Shelby Road/33rd Street).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.2 km2), of which 0.012 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.26%, is water.