Summary for Upward

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Located in: Henderson County (see below)

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

Telephone Area Code: (828)

Elevation: 2,160 feet [658.37 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

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

Lat: 35.296600° (or 35°17'47" N)

Lon: -82.386600° (or -82°23'11" W)

USGS Topo Map: Hendersonville<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Upward

GNIS ID: 1023055

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 69420

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

The community of Hendersonville is the County Seat for Henderson County.

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

Population

Total Area:<5> 375.2 sq. miles [971.8 km²]

Housing Units: <6> 54,710

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Henderson

GNIS ID: 1008562

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 089

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

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 Upward)

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The official website for Henderson County: www.hendersoncountync.org/

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

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