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Jackson Heights, North Carolina

Coordinates: 35°13′25″N 77°38′00″W / 35.22361°N 77.63333°W / 35.22361; -77.63333
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Jackson Heights, North Carolina
Census-designated place
Jackson Heights is located in North Carolina
Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights is located in the United States
Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights
Coordinates: 35°13′25″N 77°38′00″W / 35.22361°N 77.63333°W / 35.22361; -77.63333
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyLenoir
Area
[1]
 • Total1.453 sq mi (3.76 km2)
 • Land1.453 sq mi (3.76 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
79 ft (24 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total1,141
 • Density790/sq mi (300/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code252
GNIS feature ID2628639[3]

Jackson Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 1,141 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Geography

Jackson Heights is in central Lenoir County, 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Kinston, the county seat. North Carolina Highway 11 and North Carolina Highway 55 form the northwest border of the community. The highways run northeast together into Kinston, while NC 11 leads southwest 28 miles (45 km) to Kenansville and NH 55 leads west 26 miles (42 km) to Mount Olive. U.S. Route 258 passes just southeast of Jackson Heights, leading northeast into Kinston and south 39 miles (63 km) to Jacksonville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 1.45 square miles (3.8 km2), all of it land.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Jackson Heights CDP, North Carolina". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Jackson Heights Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.


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