Salem

Salem is a census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, Salem had a population of 2,356. It is part of the –– Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet with 2,220 residents
  • Description: township in Burke County, North Carolina
  • Also known as: “Salem, NC”, “Salem, North Carolina”, and “Салем”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Robert Logan Patton High School and North Carolina School for the Deaf.

School
Robert L. Patton High School is a public high school in . is situated 1½ miles east of Salem.

School
Photo: Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The … is situated 2 miles north of Salem.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petersburg and Morganton.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 1½ miles east of Salem.

Town
Photo: Ron Reiring, CC BY 2.0.
is a city in and the county seat of , United States. is situated 3½ miles north of Salem.

Salem

Latitude
35.69874° or 35° 41′ 56″ north
Longitude
-81.69704° or 81° 41′ 49″ west
Population
2,220
Elevation
1,217 feet (371 metres)
Open location code
867WM8X3+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153980440
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4489915
Wiki­data ID
Q2027197
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Salem” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سالم”
  • Basque: “Salem”
  • Catalan: “Salem”
  • Cebuano: “Salem”
  • Chechen: “Сейлем”
  • Chinese: “塞勒姆 (北卡羅萊納州)”
  • Chinese: “塞勒姆”
  • Dutch: “Salem”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سالم”
  • French: “Salem”
  • German: “Salem”
  • Gilaki: “سیلم (کلسيايي کارؤلینا)”
  • Gilaki: “سیلم”
  • Irish: “Salem”
  • Italian: “Salem”
  • Ladin: “Salem”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Salem”
  • Persian: “سیلم، کارولینای شمالی”
  • Persian: “سیلم”
  • Polish: “Salem”
  • Portuguese: “Salem”
  • Russian: “Сейлем”
  • Serbian: “Сејлем”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Salem, North Carolina”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Salem”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سئیلم، قوزئی کارولینا”
  • Spanish: “Salem”
  • Swedish: “Salem, North Carolina”
  • Swedish: “Salem”
  • Tatar: “Сейлем”
  • Ukrainian: “Сейлем”
  • Urdu: “سیلم، شمالی کیرولائنا”
  • Urdu: “سیلم، شمالی کیرولینا”
  • Urdu: “سیلم”
  • Uzbek: “Salem”
  • Volapük: “Salem”
  • Welsh: “Salem, Gogledd Carolina”
  • Welsh: “Salem”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pumpkin Center and Burkemont.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Walker Road Baptist Church and Clyde Valley Airport.

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