Saluda, North Carolina

Saluda, North Carolina
Location of Saluda, North Carolina
Location of Saluda, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°14′15″N 82°20′49″W / 35.23750°N 82.34694°W / 35.23750; -82.34694
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesPolk, Henderson
Settled1878[1]
Incorporated1881[1]
Named forTsaludiyi (ᏣᎷᏗᏱ)[1]
Area
 • Total1.55 sq mi (4.03 km2)
 • Land1.55 sq mi (4.03 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,179 ft (664 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total631
 • Density405.79/sq mi (156.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28773
Area code828
FIPS code37-58920[4]
GNIS feature ID2405410[3]
Websitesaluda.com

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.

  1. ^ a b c "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saluda, North Carolina
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "2010 Demographic Profile". Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  6. ^ "Steepest main line U.S. railroad grade falls silent". Trains. March 2002. p. 12.