Jackson Heights, North Carolina

Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States

Jackson Heights, North Carolina

Census-designated place

Jackson Heights

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Coordinates: 35°13′25″N 77°38′00″W﻿ / ﻿35.22361°N 77.63333°W﻿ / 35.22361; -77.63333
Country| United States
State| North Carolina
County| Lenoir
Area

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• Total| 1.45 sq mi (3.76 km2)
• Land| 1.45 sq mi (3.76 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

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| 79 ft (24 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 1,071
• Density| 737.10/sq mi (284.59/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

28504[3]

Area code| 252
GNIS feature ID| 2628639[2]

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.[4]

## Geography

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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 northwestern border of the community. The highways run northeastward 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 land.[5]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 1,071| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

## References

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1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jackson Heights Census Designated Place
3. ^ "Jackson Heights NC ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Kinston

City|

* Kinston

Towns|

* Grifton‡
* La Grange
* Pink Hill

CDPs|

* Deep Run
* Graingers
* Jackson Heights

Other
communities|

* Tick Bite

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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