Summary for Granite Falls

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Located in: Caldwell County (see below)

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

Telephone Area Code: (828)

Elevation: 1,140 feet [347.47 m] above sea level<1>

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	4,668 (1.14% decrease since 2010)
2010:	4,722 (2.39% increase since 2000)
2000:	4,612

Total Area:<3> 5.24 sq. miles [13.6 km²]

Housing Units:<4> 2,077

Official Website: www.granitefallsnc.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

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

Lat: 35.796800° (or 35°47'48" N)

Lon: -81.423700° (or -81°25'25" W)

USGS Topo Map: Granite Falls<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Granite Falls

GNIS ID: 2406601

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 27420

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

About Caldwell County

The town of Lenoir is the County Seat for Caldwell County.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	82,275 (0.91% decrease since 2010)
2010	83,029 (7.25% increase since 2000)
2000:	77,415

Total Area: 474.3 sq. miles [1,228.5 km²]

Housing Units: 37,659

Official Website: www.co.caldwell.nc.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Caldwell

GNIS ID: 1008541

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 027

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

About North Carolina

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	10,501,384 (10.13% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,535,483 (18.46% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,049,313

Websites for State of North Carolina

Official Website: https://www.nc.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitnc.com/

Parks: https://www.ncparks.gov/

Fishing & Hunting: https://www.ncwildlife.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Carolina

GNIS ID: 1027616

FIPS State: 37

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Granite Falls: www.granitefallsnc.com/

The official website for Caldwell County: www.co.caldwell.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Granite Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	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.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Granite Falls. 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.
<4>	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).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Granite Falls, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Granite Falls.