Salisbury, North Carolina

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Charlotte. It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the southwest of Salisbury and has a population of 540,828 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Greensboro. It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the northeast of Salisbury and has a population of 223,891 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Asheboro	E	37 mi [59.5 km]	24,609	13.55% increase
	Concord	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]	66,311	18.46% increase
	Gastonia	SW	48 mi [77.2 km]	72,505	9.4% increase
	Hickory	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	41,305	10.97% increase
	High Point	NE	35 mi [56.3 km]	101,835	18.63% increase
	Huntersville	SW	28 mi [45.06 km]	44,054	76.5% increase
	Kannapolis	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	42,521	15.2% increase
	Kernersville	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	22,392	30.75% increase
	Lexington	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	20,407	2.28% increase
	Matthews	S	39 mi [62.8 km]	26,901	21.58% increase
	Monroe	S	45 mi [72.4 km]	32,543	24.08% increase
	Mooresville	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	21,954	16.63% increase
	Statesville	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	26,414	13.27% increase
	Thomasville	NE	27 mi [43.45 km]	26,526	34.05% increase
	Winston-Salem	N	32 mi [51.5 km]	217,600	17.13% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	China Grove	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	3,748	3.65% increase
	Cleveland	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	838	3.71% increase
	Cooleemee	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	978	8.07% increase
	East Spencer	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	1,791	2.05% increase
	Eastwood Village	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Enochville	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Faith	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	714	2.73% increase
	Fisher Town	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Granite Quarry	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	2,272	4.46% increase
	Landis	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	3,127	4.37% increase
	Misenheimer	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Mocksville	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	4,641	11.08% increase
	Rockwell	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	2,012	2.08% increase
	Spencer	NE	3 mi [4.83 km]	3,390	1.04% increase
	Watson Village	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	---

Rowan County

Salisbury is located in Rowan County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rowan: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery and Stanly.

While not sharing a border with Rowan, the following counties are close to Salisbury: Mecklenburg, Forsyth and Randolph.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Salisbury
	Alexander County	NW	Stony Point	34 miles [54 km]
	Cabarrus County	S	Mount Mitchell	12 miles [19 km]
	Catawba County	W	Lake Norman of Catawba	26 miles [41 km]
	Davidson County	NE	Brown Ferry	5 miles [8 km]
	Davie County	N	Clinton	6 miles [9 km]
	Forsyth County	N	Clemmons Station	23 miles [37 km]
	Gaston County	SW	Lucia	35 miles [56 km]
	Guilford County	NE	Springfield	33 miles [53 km]
	Iredell County	W	Amity Hill	16 miles [25 km]
	Lincoln County	W	Webbs	28 miles [45 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina<3>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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