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Summary for Kings Mountain

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Located in: Primarily Cleveland County (see below). A portion of Kings Mountain extends into Gaston County.

Typical Abbreviation: Kings Mtn.

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

Telephone Area Codes: 704 & 980<1>

Elevation: 950 feet [289.56 m] above sea level<2>

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	10,983 (6.67% increase since 2010)
2010:	10,296 (6.22% increase since 2000)
2000:	9,693

Total Area:<4> 12.57 sq. miles [32.6 km²] - of which 1.98% is water (0.25 sq. miles [0.6 km²])

Housing Units:<5> 4,597

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

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

Lat: 35.240900° (or 35°14'27" N)

Lon: -81.344300° (or -81°20'39" W)

USGS Topo Map: Kings Mountain<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Kings Mountain

GNIS ID: 2404831

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 35880

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

About Cleveland County

The city of Shelby is the County Seat for Cleveland County.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	97,947
2010	97,917 (1.69% increase since 2000)
2000:	96,287

Total Area: 468.3 sq. miles [1,212.8 km²]

Housing Units: 43,373

Official Website: https://www.clevelandcounty.com/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Cleveland

GNIS ID: 1008547

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 045

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

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: https://www.ncwildlife.org/fishing

Hunting: https://www.ncwildlife.org/hunting

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 Kings Mountain)

Footnotes ...

<1>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Kings Mountain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Kings Mountain area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kings Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Kings Mountain. 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.
<5>	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).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Kings Mountain, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Kings Mountain.