Burlington, North Carolina
Burlington | |
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Atlantic Bank and Trust Company Building in Burlington | |
| Motto: "Belong in Burlington" | |
| Coordinates: 36°04′34″N 79°28′05″W / 36.07611°N 79.46806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Alamance, Guilford |
| Founded | 1857 (Company Shops) |
| Founded | 1886 (Burlington) |
| Incorporated | February 14, 1893 |
| Named after | Word seen on a passing train |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | James B. Butler |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.82 sq mi (82.41 km2) |
| • Land | 30.27 sq mi (78.38 km2) |
| • Water | 1.55 sq mi (4.03 km2) 4.87% |
| Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 57,303 |
• Estimate (2023) | 60,032 |
| • Density | 1,893.38/sq mi (731.05/km2) |
| • Urban | 145,311 (US: 243rd) |
| • Urban density | 1,579.2/sq mi (609.7/km2) |
| • Metro | 179,165 (US: 249th) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 27215, 27216, 27217 |
| Area code | 336/743 |
| FIPS code | 37-09060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403956 |
| Website | www |
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.