Kannapolis, North Carolina

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Charlotte. It is located about 21 miles [33 km] to the southwest of Kannapolis and has a population of 540,828 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Winston-Salem. It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the northeast of Kannapolis and has a population of 185,776 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albemarle	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	15,522	1.01% decrease
	Asheboro	E	48 mi [77.2 km]	24,609	13.55% increase
	Concord	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	66,311	18.46% increase
	Gastonia	SW	34 mi [54.7 km]	72,505	9.4% increase
	Hickory	NW	42 mi [67.6 km]	41,305	10.97% increase
	High Point	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	101,835	18.63% increase
	Huntersville	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	44,054	76.5% increase
	Lexington	NE	30 mi [48.28 km]	20,407	2.28% increase
	Matthews	S	24 mi [38.62 km]	26,901	21.58% increase
	Monroe	S	32 mi [51.5 km]	32,543	24.08% increase
	Mooresville	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	21,954	16.63% increase
	Salisbury	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	28,972	9.49% increase
	Statesville	NW	24 mi [38.62 km]	26,414	13.27% increase
	Thomasville	NE	41 mi [66 km]	26,526	34.05% increase
	Rock Hill (SC)	SW	43 mi [69.2 km]	67,339	35.31% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	China Grove	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	3,748	3.65% increase
	Cleveland	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	838	3.71% increase
	Cornelius	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	24,487	104.59% increase
	Davidson	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	10,305	44.35% increase
	Eastwood Village	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Enochville	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Faith	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	714	2.73% increase
	Fisher Town	NW	Less than 2 mi	---
	Granite Quarry	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	2,272	4.46% increase
	Harrisburg	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	5,819	29.51% increase
	Landis	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	3,127	4.37% increase
	Mount Pleasant	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,632	29.63% increase
	Poplar Tent	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Rockwell	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	2,012	2.08% increase
	Watson Village	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	---

Cabarrus County

Kannapolis is primarily located in Cabarrus County. A portion of Kannapolis extends into Rowan County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cabarrus: Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union.

While not sharing a border with Cabarrus, the following counties are close to Kannapolis: Lincoln, Catawba and Davidson.

Below are counties that are near Kannapolis (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Kannapolis:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Kannapolis
	Alexander County	NW	Stony Point	35 miles [56 km]
	Anson County	SE	Burnsville	33 miles [53 km]
	Catawba County	W	Lake Norman of Catawba	19 miles [30 km]
	Davidson County	NE	Brown Ferry	20 miles [32 km]
	Davie County	NE	Clinton	21 miles [33 km]
	Forsyth County	N	Clemmons Station	38 miles [61 km]
	Gaston County	W	Lucia	21 miles [33 km]
	Iredell County	W	Davidson	10 miles [16 km]
	Lincoln County	W	Cowans Ford	18 miles [28 km]
	Mecklenburg County	W	Hopewell	9 miles [14 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina<3>

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