Saluda, North Carolina | |
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 Location of Saluda, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′15″N 82°20′49″W / 35.23750°N 82.34694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Polk, Henderson |
| Settled | 1878[1] |
| Incorporated | 1881[1] |
| Named for | Tsaludiyi (ᏣᎷᏗᏱ)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.55 sq mi (4.03 km2) |
| • Land | 1.55 sq mi (4.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,179 ft (664 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 631 |
| • Density | 405.79/sq mi (156.64/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28773 |
| Area code | 828 |
| FIPS code | 37-58920[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405410[3] |
| Website | saluda |
Saluda is a city in Polk and Henderson counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 713 at the 2010 census.[5] Saluda is famous for sitting at the top of the Norfolk Southern Railway's Saluda Grade, which was the steepest main line standard-gauge railway line in the United States until Norfolk Southern ceased operations on the line in 2001.[6] Saluda is close to the South Carolina state line, between Asheville, North Carolina, and Spartanburg, South Carolina.
- ^ a b c "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saluda, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "2010 Demographic Profile". Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- ^ "Steepest main line U.S. railroad grade falls silent". Trains. March 2002. p. 12.