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A city of 17,646 people in North Carolina
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City in North Carolina, United States1777Established
17,474Population
19.2 sq miArea
1,161 ftElevation
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.
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ZIP code28655, 28680
Area code828
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#118Best public schoolsof 252 in NC
DistrictBurke County SchoolsSchools12
Mountain View ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 762 students
New DimensionsElementary · Grades K–8 · 569 students
Forest Hill ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 305 students
Hillcrest ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 254 students
Liberty MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 453 students
Walter R Johnson MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 441 students
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