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Conserved land1.8%25 of 1,367 acres
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Parks & preserves213 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Glen Alpine

Town in North Carolina, United States
1,529Population
2.1 sq miArea
1,201 ftElevation

Glen Alpine ( GLEN AL-pən) is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Glen Alpine had a population of 1,529. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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ZIP code28628
Area code828
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$340K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $340,000 in May 2026.

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School Grade B

The public schools Glen Alpine’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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