Summary for Altan

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Located in: Union County (see below)

Time Zone: Altan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (704), (980)<1>

Elevation: 720 feet [219.46 m] above sea level<2>

Websites for Altan

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Altan:

Lat: 34.881200° (or 34°52'52" N)

Lon: -80.541700° (or -80°32'30" W)

USGS Topo Map: Monroe<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Altan

GNIS ID: 980157

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 01190

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The community of Monroe is the County Seat for Union County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Union)

Population

Total Area:<6> 639 sq. miles [1,656.4 km²] - of which 1.25% is water (8.01 sq. miles [20.7 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 72,870

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Union

GNIS ID: 1008590

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 179

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Altan)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of North Carolina

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Carolina

GNIS ID: 1027616

FIPS State: 37

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The official website for Union County: www.co.union.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

<1>	Area code (980) is an overlay for area code (704).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Altan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Altan, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Altan.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Altan. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).