Rutherfordton

Rutherfordton is a town in and the county seat of , United States. The population was 3,640 at the 2020 census.
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  • Type: Town with 4,100 residents
  • Description: town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: Rutherford”, “Rutherford Court House”, “Rutherford Town”, “Rutherfordton, NC”, and “Rutherfordton, North Carolina
  • Postal code: 28139

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spindale and Forest City.

Town
is a town in , , United States. The population was 4,225 at the 2020 census. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Rutherfordton.

Town
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, formerly known as "Burnt Chimney", is a town in , North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,377 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous municipality in the county. is situated 6 miles southeast of Rutherfordton.

Rutherfordton

Latitude
35.36929° or 35° 22′ 9″ north
Longitude
-81.95677° or 81° 57′ 24″ west
Population
4,100
Elevation
968 feet (295 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US RUR
Open location code
867W929V+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154030193
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4489365
Wiki­data ID
Q2026051
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Rutherfordton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: روذرفوردتون، كارولاينا الشماليه
  • Arabic: روذرفوردتون
  • Basque: Rutherfordton
  • Catalan: Rutherfordton
  • Cebuano: Rutherfordton
  • Chechen: Разерфордтон
  • Chinese: Rutherfordton
  • Chinese: 拉瑟福頓
  • Dutch: Rutherfordton
  • Egyptian Arabic: روذرفوردتون
  • Esperanto: Rutherfordton
  • French: Rutherfordton
  • German: Rutherfordton
  • Gilaki: رادرفؤردتن (کلسيايي کارؤلینا)
  • Gilaki: رادرفؤردتن
  • Greek: Ραδερφόρνττον
  • Haitian: Rutherfordton, Kawolin dinò
  • Hungarian: Rutherfordton
  • Irish: Rutherfordton
  • Italian: Rutherfordton
  • Ladin: Rutherfordton
  • Min Nan Chinese: Rutherfordton
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Rutherfordton
  • Norwegian: Rutherfordton
  • Persian: روتهرفوردتون، کارولینای شمالی
  • Persian: روتهرفوردتون
  • Polish: Rutherfordton
  • Portuguese: Rutherfordton
  • Russian: Ратерфордтон
  • Serbian: Радерфордтон
  • Serbo-Croatian: Rutherfordton, North Carolina
  • Serbo-Croatian: Rutherfordton
  • Slovenian: Rutherfordton
  • Spanish: Rutherfordton (Carolina del Norte)
  • Spanish: Rutherfordton
  • Swedish: Rutherfordton
  • Tatar: Разерфордтон
  • Ukrainian: Разерфордтон
  • Uzbek: Rutherfordton, North Carolina
  • Uzbek: Rutherfordton
  • Uzbek: Рутҳерфордтон
  • Volapük: Rutherfordton, North Carolina
  • Volapük: Rutherfordton
  • Rutherfordton

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rutherfordton First Baptist and Rutherford County Courthouse.

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