Belmont, North Carolina | |
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Nickname: City of Diversified Textiles | |
Coordinates: 35°13′16″N 81°02′24″W / 35.22111°N 81.04000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Gaston |
Incorporated | 1895 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Richard Turner |
Area | |
• Total | 12.22 sq mi (31.66 km2) |
• Land | 12.20 sq mi (31.58 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 1.74% |
Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,010 |
• Density | 1,230.83/sq mi (475.23/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 28012 |
Area code | 704 |
FIPS code | 37-04840[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2403850[2] |
Website | www |
Belmont is a small suburban city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, located about 9 miles (14 km) east of Gastonia. The population was 10,076 at the 2010 census.[4] Once known as Garibaldi Station, it was named for the New York banker August Belmont. Belmont is home to Belmont Abbey College.