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Burlington

Also known as Burlington, North Carolina, Burlington, NC

city in Alamance and Guilford counties, North Carolina, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: North Carolina
Counties: Alamance , Guilford
Founded: 1857 (Company Shops), 1886 (Burlington)
Incorporated: February 14, 1893
Named after: Word seen on a passing train
Mayor: Beth Kennett
Total: 31.82 sq mi (82.41 km )
Land: 30.26 sq mi (78.38 km )
Water: 1.56 sq mi (4.03 km ) 4.87%
Elevation: 673 ft (205 m)
Estimate 2023: 60,032
Density: 1,893.4/sq mi (731.05/km )
Urban: 145,311 (US: 243rd )
Urban density: 1,579/sq mi (609.7/km )
Metro: 179,165 (US: 249th )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Burlington
Population: 57303
Area: 65.722095
Elevation: 193
Official website: www.burlingtonnc.gov
Image: 2008-08-22 Burlington train station.jpg
Households: 22739
Dialing code: 336

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Commons category: Burlington, North Carolina
postal code: 27215
P8168: 12074 Carolinelau
inception: 1886-00-00
water as percent of area: 0.8154
per capita income: 27594

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Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Alamance County, in which most of the city is located, and is a part of the Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area. The population was 57,303 at the 2020 census, which makes Burlington the 18th-most populous city in North Carolina.

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