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North Carolina covers 53,819 square miles (139,391 km 2) and is 503 miles (810 km) long by 150 miles (241 km) wide. The physical characteristics of the state vary from the summits of the Smoky Mountains , an altitude of near seven thousand feet (2,130 m) in the west, sloping eastward to sea level along the coast and beaches of the Atlantic Ocean .
This is a complete list of all 50 U.S. states, its federal district (Washington, D.C.) and its major territories ordered by total area, land area and water area. [1] The water area includes inland waters, coastal waters, the Great Lakes and territorial waters.
North Carolina (/ ˌ k ær ə ˈ l aɪ n ə / ⓘ KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west. The state is the 28th-largest and 9th-most populous of the United ...
221 square miles (570 km 2) – 1,542 square miles (3,990 km 2) Government ... The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663–1943. Raleigh: State Dept. of ...
North Carolina is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, North Carolina is the 9th-most populous state with 10,439,388 inhabitants, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km 2) of land.
Other counties that fall under various definitions of Western North Carolina include: Alexander County, Catawba County, Cleveland County, Surry County and Yadkin County. When these counties are added, they form a total regional area of roughly 11,750 square miles (30,400 km 2). This makes the region roughly the size of Massachusetts.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 328.86 square miles (851.7 km 2), of which 192.26 square miles (498.0 km 2) is land and 136.60 square miles (353.8 km 2) (41.54%) is water. [14] It is the second-smallest county in North Carolina by land area (ahead of only Chowan County).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,049.543 square miles (2,718.30 km 2), of which 850.069 square miles (2,201.67 km 2) is land and 199.474 square miles (516.64 km 2) (19.00%) is water. [10] It is the fourth-largest county in North Carolina by total area.