Locust
Locust is a small rural city in Stanly and Cabarrus counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, Locust had a population of 4,537. It has seen substantial growth lately due to the urban sprawl from the Charlotte area.- Type: Village with 2,970 residents
- Description: human settlement in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States of America
- Also known as: “Locust Level”, “Locust, NC”, “Locust, North Carolina”, “Лоcуст”, and “لوكوست (كارولاينا الشمالية)”
- Postal code: 28097
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stanfield and Red Cross.
Stanfield
Village
Stanfield is a town in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. Stanfield is situated 2 miles south of Locust.
Red Cross
Village
Red Cross is a town in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. Red Cross is situated 4 miles east of Locust.
Big Lick
Hamlet
Big Lick is an unincorporated community in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. Big Lick is situated 5 miles east of Locust.
Locust
- Categories: city in the United States, city of North Carolina, and locality
- Location: Furr Township, Stanly, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.25987° or 35° 15′ 36″ north
Longitude
-80.42534° or 80° 25′ 31″ west
Population
2,970
Elevation
725 feet (221 metres)
Open location code
867X7H5F+WV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Locust” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “لوكوست”
- Basque: “Locust”
- Cebuano: “Locust”
- Chechen: “Локаст”
- Chinese: “洛克斯特 (北卡羅萊納州)”
- Chinese: “洛克斯特”
- Czech: “Locust”
- Danish: “Locust”
- Dutch: “Locust”
- Egyptian Arabic: “لوكوست”
- French: “Locust”
- German: “Locust”
- Gilaki: “لوکاست (کلسيايي کارؤلینا)”
- Gilaki: “لوکاست”
- Haitian: “Locust, Kawolin dinò”
- Haitian: “Locust”
- Irish: “Locust”
- Italian: “Locust”
- Ladin: “Locust”
- Malagasy: “Locust, North Carolina”
- Malagasy: “Locust”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Locust”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Locust”
- Norwegian: “Locust”
- Persian: “لووکست، کارولینای شمالی”
- Persian: “لووکست”
- Polish: “Locust”
- Portuguese: “Locust”
- Russian: “Локаст”
- Serbian: “Локаст”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Locust, North Carolina”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Locust”
- Slovak: “Locust”
- South Azerbaijani: “لووکست، قوزئی کارولینا”
- Spanish: “Locust”
- Swedish: “Locust, North Carolina”
- Swedish: “Locust”
- Tatar: “Локаст”
- Ukrainian: “Локаст”
- Urdu: “لوکسٹ، نارتھ کیرولائنا”
- Uzbek: “Locust”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Charleston Place and Crossroads.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: United States Postal Service and First Baptist Church Cemetery.
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