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Morganton
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city in Burke County, North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- County
- Burke
- Named after
- Daniel Morgan
- Mayor
- Ronnie Thompson
- Total
- 19.24 sq mi (49.84 km )
- Land
- 19.24 sq mi (49.84 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 1,175 ft (358 m)
- Density
- 908.0/sq mi (350.59/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (Eastern)
- Zip codes
- 28655, 28680
- Fips code
- 37-44400
- Website
- www .morgantonnc .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Morganton is a city in and the county seat of Burke County, North Carolina, United States. It is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the Catawba River.
The population was 17,474 at the 2020 census. Morganton is approximately 75 miles (121 km) northwest of Charlotte and 57 miles (92 km) east of Asheville. It is one of the principal cities in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Morganton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.