Catawba, North Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 35°42′34″N 81°04′03″W / 35.70944°N 81.06750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Catawba |
Area | |
• Total | 4.62 sq mi (11.97 km2) |
• Land | 4.55 sq mi (11.79 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 702 |
• Density | 154.18/sq mi (59.54/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 28609 |
Area code | 828 |
FIPS code | 37-10980[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2406238[2] |
Website | www |
Catawba is a town in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 603 at the 2010 census.[4] It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. As with the county, the name recalls the Catawba people, the indigenous people who once inhabited the area.