Kinston
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city in North Carolina, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- County
- Lenoir
- Mayor
- Dontario Hardy (D)
- Total
- 18.43 sq mi (47.73 km )
- Land
- 18.28 sq mi (47.34 km )
- Water
- 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km )
- Elevation
- 82 ft (25 m)
- Density
- 1,088.9/sq mi (420.41/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 28501-28504
- Fips code
- 37-35920
- Website
- www .kinstonnc .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Kinston
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Lenoir County
- Population
- 19900
- Area
- 47.976214
- Elevation
- 13
- Capital of
- Lenoir County
- Official website
- www.ci.kinston.nc.us
- Image
- Queen Street United Methodist Church and the Kinston Hotel, Kinston, North Carolina.jpg
- Households
- 9235
- Dialing code
- 252
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- postal code
- 28504
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Kinston, North Carolina
- Commons category
- Kinston, North Carolina
- inception
- 1762-01-01
- topic's main category
- Category:Kinston, North Carolina
- water as percent of area
- 0.8853
- per capita income
- 26176
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 19,900 as of the 2020 census. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791. Kinston is located in the coastal plains region of eastern North Carolina.
In 2009, Kinston won the All-America City Award. This marks the second time in 21 years the city has won the title.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kinston” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.