Peoria, North Carolina

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Johnson City (TN). It is located about 27 miles [43 km] to the west of Peoria and has a population of 55,469 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Kingsport (TN). It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the northwest of Peoria and has a population of 44,905 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Boone	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	13,945	3.51% increase
	Hickory	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	41,305	10.97% increase
	Lenoir	SE	29 mi [46.67 km]	17,890	6.53% increase
	Long View	SE	48 mi [77.2 km]	4,944	4.7% increase
	Marion	S	42 mi [67.6 km]	5,144	4.07% increase
	Morganton	S	39 mi [62.8 km]	17,194	0.67% decrease
	Sawmills	SE	40 mi [64.4 km]	4,931	0.2% increase
	Bristol (TN)	NW	25 mi [40.23 km]	25,817	4.01% increase
	Church Hill (TN)	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	6,765	14.35% increase
	Elizabethton (TN)	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	13,955	4.36% increase
	Erwin (TN)	W	30 mi [48.28 km]	5,802	3.42% increase
	Mount Carmel (TN)	NW	46 mi [74 km]	5,462	13.91% increase
	Abingdon (VA)	N	29 mi [46.67 km]	8,009	2.94% increase
	Bristol (VA)	NW	26 mi [41.84 km]	17,424	0.33% increase
	Marion (VA)	NE	43 mi [69.2 km]	6,001	5.48% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Banner Elk	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	900	10.97% increase
	Beech Mountain	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	338	9.03% increase
	Blowing Rock	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,490	5.08% increase
	Crossnore	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	227	6.2% decrease
	Elk Park	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	429	6.54% decrease
	Grandfather	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	69	5.48% decrease
	Newland	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	655	6.96% decrease
	Seven Devils	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	169	31.01% increase
	Stamey Town	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Sugar Mountain	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	212	6.19% decrease
	Central (TN)	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	Hunter (TN)	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Mountain City (TN)	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	2,407	1.01% increase
	Roan Mountain (TN)	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Tolley Town (TN)	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	---

Watauga County

Peoria is located in Watauga County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Watauga: Ashe, Wilkes, Caldwell, Avery and Johnson (TN).

While not sharing a border with Watauga, the following counties are close to Peoria: Carter (TN), Sullivan (TN) and Mitchell.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Peoria
	Alleghany County	E	Furches	35 miles [56 km]
	Ashe County	NE	Green Valley	13 miles [20 km]
	Avery County	SW	Mount Gilead	1 miles [1 km]
	Burke County	S	Jonas Ridge	21 miles [33 km]
	Caldwell County	SE	Cherokee Woods	14 miles [22 km]
	McDowell County	S	Ashford	29 miles [46 km]
	Mitchell County	SW	Buladean	20 miles [32 km]
	Wilkes County	SE	Darby	25 miles [40 km]
	Yancey County	SW	Double Island	28 miles [45 km]
	Carter County (TN)	SW	Poga (TN)	4 miles [6 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina<3>

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