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Lenoir Man Arrested After Allegedly Striking Child, Resulting In Loss Of Consciousness

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City in North Carolina, United States

1841Established

18,352Population

20.7 sq miArea

1,168 ftElevation

Lenoir ( le-NOR) is a city in and the county seat of Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 18,263 at the 2020 census. Lenoir is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. To the northeast are the Brushy Mountains, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Hibriten Mountain, located just east of the city limits, marks the western end of the Brushy Mountains range. Lenoir is one of the principal cities in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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#11Cheapest rent in NC #4Rent easiest to afford in NC #50Most affordable in NC All NC rankings →

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ZIP code28633, 28645

Area code828

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DistrictCaldwell County SchoolsSchools8

Davenport A+ SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 429 students Lower Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 396 students Whitnel ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 330 students Valmead ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 305 students Horizons ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 29 students William Lenoir MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 512 students

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