Eden, North Carolina
Eden, North Carolina | |
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| Nickname: Land of 2 Rivers | |
| Motto(s): "Small Town, Big Outdoors" | |
Location of Eden, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°30′10″N 79°44′29″W / 36.50278°N 79.74139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Rockingham |
| incorporated | September 12, 1967 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • Mayor | Neville Hall |
| • City Manager | Jon Mendenhall |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.38 sq mi (37.24 km2) |
| • Land | 14.22 sq mi (36.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
| Elevation | 633 ft (193 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,421 |
| • Rank | 70th in North Carolina |
| • Density | 1,084.46/sq mi (418.72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 27288-27289 |
| Area code | 336 |
| FIPS code | 37-20080 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403539 |
| Website | www |
Eden is a city in Rockingham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is part of the Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Piedmont Triad region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,405. From the late nineteenth century through much of the 20th, the city was a center of textile mills and manufacturing. The city was incorporated in 1967 through the consolidation of three towns: Leaksville, Spray, and Draper.