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Valdese, North Carolina
Valdese, North Carolina | |
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 Main Street (US 70) | |
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 Location of Valdese, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°44′39″N 81°32′54″W / 35.74417°N 81.54833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Burke |
| Incorporated | 1920 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.87 sq mi (20.39 km2) |
| • Land | 7.86 sq mi (20.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,194 ft (364 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,689 |
| • Density | 596.56/sq mi (230.35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28690 |
| Area code | 828 |
| FIPS code | 37-69520[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406784[2] |
| Website | townofvaldese |
Valdese (/ˈvældis/ VAL-dees)[4] is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,689 at the 2020 census.[5] It is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. One of the largest Waldensian congregations in the United States was founded in the town in the late nineteenth century, now known as the Waldensian Presbyterian Church. The town was settled by immigrants from the Cottian Alps in the Piedmont region of Italy.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valdese, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "NC Pronunciation Guide". WRAL. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Valdese town, North Carolina - Census Bureau Profile". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
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