Catawba, North Carolina
Catawba, North Carolina | |
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Buildings on Main Street | |
Location of Catawba, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°42′34″N 81°04′03″W / 35.70944°N 81.06750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Catawba |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.62 sq mi (11.97 km2) |
| • Land | 4.55 sq mi (11.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 702 |
| • Density | 154.18/sq mi (59.54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28609 |
| Area code | 828 |
| FIPS code | 37-10980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406238 |
| Website | www |
Catawba is a town in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 603 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. As with the county, the name recalls the Catawba people, the indigenous people who once inhabited the area.