North Carolina · Census place 3740660
Maiden, North Carolina
Maiden is a town in 2 counties of North Carolina with an estimated 3,854 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 183rd largest of 335 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,854
- #183 of 335 in North Carolina
- Change since 2020
- +4.2%
- +157 people
- Land area
- 6.7 sq mi
- + 0.07 sq mi water
- Density
- 580 / sq mi
- State median 1,316
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Maiden population, 2020 to 2024
Maiden added 157 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +4.2%. In the latest year it moved by +44.
Maiden covers 6.65 square miles of land and 0.07 of water, for 580 people per square mile of land. The median North Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,316, so Maiden is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Maiden spans
Maiden crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 3,854 residents as follows; Catawba County holds 99.9% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Catawba County3,852
- 02Lincoln County2
ZIP codes in Maiden
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Maiden by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 28650, 28658. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Maiden is
The Census internal point of Maiden is at 35.591500, -81.231500. Raleigh, the capital, is 146.1 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Newton, NC (13,571 people), 4.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Charlotte, NC, 34.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 35.591500, -81.231500
- DMS
- 35°35'29.40"N 81°13'53.40"W
- UTM
- 17N 479028.4E 3938666.0N
- Geohash
- dnq4rx1p8
- Plus code
- 867WHQR9+JC
Daylight in Maiden
At 35.59° N, Maiden gets about 14 h 34 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 45 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 49 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Maiden
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in North Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Newton, 4.9 miles away, with 13,571 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Maiden, NC?
3,854 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 157 (4.2%) from 3,697 in July 2020.
What county is Maiden in?
It spans 2 counties: Catawba County (3,852 residents), Lincoln County (2 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Maiden?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 28650, 28658.
How far is Maiden from Raleigh?
146.1 miles (235.1 km) in a straight line, heading E from Maiden.
What is the nearest larger city to Maiden?
Newton, NC, with 13,571 residents, 4.9 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.