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Salisbury

City population
34,017
#1,347
in United States
#28
in North Carolina
#16,135
worldwide
WashingtonSalisbury
35.671, -80.474 · 470 km from Washington
City population
34,017
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in United States
#1,347
of 3,112 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#16,135
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of United States
0.0%
of the national population

About Salisbury

Salisbury is a city in North Carolina, United States with a population of 34,017. It is the 1,347th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 16,135th largest worldwide. It lies 470 km from Washington.

Position in United States
#1,347of 3,112
LargestSmallest
Position in North Carolina
#28of 63
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#28of 63
Distance to capital
to Washington
Elevation
234 m
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
35.671, -80.474
Record updated
2017-05-23
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

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