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Stanly County, North Carolina
Stanly County lies just east of Charlotte across the Yadkin River, anchored by Albemarle and shaped by Badin Lake and a string of small mill and lake towns along NC-24/27. Its market splits between Charlotte-commuter growth reaching Locust and Stanfield and recreational demand around Badin Lake, where shoreline setbacks and a limited number of river crossings shape what can be built and where.
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Stanly County at a glance
- 69,000Population (2025)
- AlbemarleCounty seat
- 395 sq miLand area
- 175 / sq miDensity
- $61,000Median household income
- $240,000Median home value
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- City Boundaries: 10
- School Boundaries - Elementary: 11
- School Boundaries - Middle: 4
- School Boundaries - High: 4
- Zoning: 115
- Traffic Counts: 38
- Congressional Districts: 1
- Emergency Services: 1
- Flood Zones: 1
- HUD: 17
- Opportunity Zones: 1
- Parks & Golf: 19
- Schools: 21
- Soils: 40
- State House Districts: 7
- State Senate Districts: 5
- Zip Codes: 19
Cities and towns in Stanly County
Albemarle, Badin, Locust, Misenheimer, New London, Norwood, Oakboro, Red Cross, Richfield, Stanfield.
Neighboring counties
- Cabarrus County, NC · map
- Montgomery County, NC · map
- Anson County, NC · map
- Union County, NC · map
- Rowan County, NC · map
- Davidson County, NC · map
- Richmond County, NC · map