Explore Cleveland, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cleveland, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Cleveland.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Cleveland |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Rowan County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.733195 |
| Longitude | -80.677011 |
| Population | 846 |
| Density | 212.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 27013 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| County Seat | Salisbury |
| School District | Rowan-Salisbury Schools |
Cleveland occupies a quiet expanse of the North Carolina piedmont, where the land stretches out in muted shades of clay and deep-rooted timber. It lies 12.2 miles west-northwest of Salisbury, NC (from Salisbury, NC: bearing 291°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-northeast of Mount Ulla. Third Creek carves a patient, winding path through the soil just a mile from the center, its waters feeding the quiet moisture that keeps the surrounding fields fertile and green. To the west, the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains anchor the horizon, standing as a silent, jagged reminder of the rugged terrain that lies far beyond the reach of these plains. Within the local footprint, the Town of Cleveland - Cleveland Recreation Park offers a modest clearing of managed grass and shade trees, providing a space where the atmosphere remains undisturbed by the frantic pace of the wider world. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, golden density, clinging to the porch railings and the quiet rows of trees as the heat of the day finally relents.
Agriculture and the steady, rhythmic pulse of rural industry define the legacy of Cleveland, reflecting a history built on the labor of the soil and the quiet endurance of those who work it. Fiber Lake sits only four miles away, a still body of water that mirrors the changing sky and serves as a quiet witness to the generations that have called this place home. The economy here moves with a deliberate, measured gait, favoring the reliability of local trade and the expertise of those who know the land well. Life in Cleveland unfolds with a predictable grace, marked by the neighborly interactions that characterize the region and the persistent, low-frequency hum of a place that values its own specific quietude. The air carries the faint, earthen scent of fresh turned dirt and pine, a reminder that for all the shifts in the modern world, the rhythm of this landscape remains tethered to the seasons.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cleveland, North Carolina. Coordinates: 35.733195, -80.677011. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Cleveland includes the ZIP code (27013), telephone area code (336), county seat of Rowan County (Salisbury), and school district assignment (Rowan-Salisbury Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |