North Carolina
Burke County
Morganton Township

Morganton

Morganton is a city in and the county seat of , United States. It is located in the foothills of the along the .
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  • Type: Town with 16,900 residents
  • Description: city in Burke County, North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Morganton, NC” and “Morganton, North Carolina”
  • Postal codes: 28655 and 28680

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burke County Courthouse and UNC Health Blue Ridge.

Courthouse
Photo: Frances Benjamin Johnston, Public domain.
The current is located at 201 South Green Street, Morganton, and operates as the courthouse for Burke County.

Hospital
is a not-for-profit located in Morganton, North Carolina, United States, and serving , North Carolina. The hospital anchors system of healthcare providers that includes other facilities such as Valdese, Grace Ridge Retirement Community, Phifer Wellness Center and other physician practices. is situated 2 miles southeast of Morganton.

School
is located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is a part of the Burke County Public Schools district. is situated 1½ miles west of Morganton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petersburg and Drexel.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It lies at an elevation of 1168 feet at coordinates: 35° 42' 23.47" N, 81° 40' 15.35" W. It is part of the ––Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 3 miles south of Morganton.

Village
is a town in , , United States. The population was 1,858 at the 2010 census. It is part of the ––Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 4½ miles east of Morganton.

Morganton

Latitude
35.74543° or 35° 44′ 44″ north
Longitude
-81.68708° or 81° 41′ 14″ west
Population
16,900
Elevation
1,155 feet (352 metres)
IATA airport code
MRN
United Nations Location Code
US MRN
Open location code
867WP8W7+55
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154084515
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4480219
Wiki­data ID
Q1021031
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Morganton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مورغانتون، كارولاينا الشماليه”
  • Arabic: “مورغانتون”
  • Basque: “Morganton”
  • Catalan: “Morganton”
  • Cebuano: “Morganton”
  • Chechen: “Моргантон”
  • Chinese: “Morganton”
  • Chinese: “摩根頓”
  • Dagbani: “Morganton”
  • Danish: “Morganton”
  • Dutch: “Morganton”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مورجانتون”
  • Esperanto: “Morganton”
  • French: “Morganton”
  • German: “Morganton”
  • Gilaki: “مؤرگنتن (کلسيايي کارؤلینا)”
  • Gilaki: “مؤرگنتن”
  • Haitian: “Morganton, Kawolin dinò”
  • Hungarian: “Morganton”
  • Irish: “Morganton, Carolina Thuaidh”
  • Irish: “Morganton”
  • Italian: “Morganton”
  • Japanese: “モーガントン”
  • Korean: “모건턴”
  • Ladin: “Morganton”
  • Malagasy: “Morganton, North Carolina”
  • Malagasy: “Morganton”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Morganton”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Morganton”
  • Norwegian: “Morganton”
  • Persian: “مرگنتن، کارولینای شمالی”
  • Persian: “مرگنتن”
  • Polish: “Morganton”
  • Portuguese: “Morganton”
  • Russian: “Моргантон (Северная Каролина)”
  • Russian: “Моргантон”
  • Serbian: “Моргантон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Morganton, North Carolina”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Morganton”
  • Slovenian: “Morganton”
  • South Azerbaijani: “مرقنتن، قوزئی کارولینا”
  • Spanish: “Morganton (Carolina del Norte)”
  • Spanish: “Morganton”
  • Swedish: “Morganton, North Carolina”
  • Swedish: “Morganton”
  • Tatar: “Моргантон”
  • Turkish: “Morganton, Kuzey Karolina”
  • Turkish: “Morganton”
  • Ukrainian: “Моргантон”
  • Urdu: “مورگنٹن، شمالی کیرولائنا”
  • Uzbek: “Morganton”
  • Volapük: “Morganton, North Carolina”
  • Volapük: “Morganton”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Morganton, North Carolina”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Morganton”
  • Welsh: “Morganton, Gogledd Carolina”
  • Welsh: “Morganton”
  • “Morganton”

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