Summary for Sawmills

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Located in: Caldwell County (see below)

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

Telephone Area Code: 828

Elevation: 1,170 feet [356.62 m] above sea level<1>

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

Population

Total Area:<3> 6.62 sq. miles [17.2 km²]

Housing Units:<4> 2,267

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

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

Lat: 35.816300° (or 35°48'58" N)

Lon: -81.477900° (or -81°28'40" W)

USGS Topo Map: Granite Falls<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Sawmills

GNIS ID: 2407295

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 59540

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

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

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

Housing Units: 37,659

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 Sawmills)

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sawmills - 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 Sawmills. 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 Sawmills, 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 Sawmills.