Lake Norman of Iredell, North Carolina

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Lake Norman of Iredell
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Lake Norman of Iredell
Coordinates: 35°32′36″N80°55′43″W / 35.54333°N 80.92861°W / 35.54333; -80.92861
CountryUnited States
State North Carolina
County Iredell
Area
[1]
  Total18.8 sq mi (48.7 km2)
  Land10.1 sq mi (26.2 km2)
  Water8.6 sq mi (22.4 km2)
Elevation
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768 ft (234 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
28117 (Mooresville)
Area code(s) 704/980
FIPS code 37-36511
GNIS feature ID2806991 [2]

Lake Norman of Iredell is a census-designated place (CDP) in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [2]

The community is in the southwestern corner of Iredell County and consists of several peninsulas extending into Lake Norman, a large reservoir on the Catawba River. The CDP is bordered to the northeast by the city of Mooresville and to the south, across an arm of the lake, by the town of Cornelius in Mecklenburg County. The CDP is bordered to the southwest, across the main channel of the lake, by the CDP of Westport in Lincoln County, and to the northwest, also across the main channel, by the CDP of Lake Norman of Catawba in Catawba County.

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Norman of Iredell, North Carolina