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Iron Station North Carolina Map

Explore Iron Station, 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.

Interactive Map of Iron Station, North Carolina

How to Use This Iron Station, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Iron Station, 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 Iron Station.

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	Iron Station
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Lincoln County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.453943
Longitude	-81.154713
Population	825
Density	134.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	28080
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Lincolnton
School District	Lincoln County Schools

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About Iron Station, North Carolina

Iron Station is a locality in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 825. The population density is 134.9 people per km². Iron Station is located at 35.4539°N, 81.1547°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28080.

Iron Station occupies a quiet stretch of the Piedmont, defined by the red clay earth and the dense, encroaching woodlands that frame its edges. It lies 6.0 miles east-southeast of Lincolnton, NC (from Lincolnton, NC: bearing 112°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north of Dallas. The landscape here is characterized by subtle, persistent slopes, where the morning light catches the dew on tall grasses before filtering through the canopy of the Catawba Lands Conservancy - Stroupe Forest. A mile away, the water of Armstrong Branch moves with a deliberate, sluggish patience through the undergrowth, while the horizon to the west offers a faint, jagged silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains on clear, cold days. The air carries the scent of pine and damp soil, a heavy, grounded atmosphere that anchors the locality firmly to the interior of the continent, far removed from the volatility of the coast.

Iron Station draws its name from the nineteenth-century furnace operations that once harnessed the local ore and timber to fuel the regional economy. This industrial heritage has long since faded into the quietude of modern rural life, leaving behind a pace dictated by the seasonal shifts of the surrounding fields and the nearby stillness of Carpenters Lake. The economic character of Iron Station now centers on the modest rhythm of small-scale agriculture and the daily commutes of residents who find their work beyond the local borders. Life here is measured in the slow passage of shadows across the road and the enduring presence of a landscape that feels as though it is gradually reclaiming the remnants of its former industry.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Catawba Lands Conservancy - Stroupe Forest (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 163° S
City of Lincolnton - Highland Drive Park (Local Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 302° NW
Gaston County Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 217° SW
Catawba Lands Conservancy - Paul and Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 252° W
Lincoln County Museum of History (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 284° W
City of Lincolnton - Betty Ross Park (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 275° W
Redlair Plant Conservation Preserve (State Resource Management Area) — 9.8 mi, 160° S
Rhodes Drive (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 191° S
Mecklenburg County Open Space - Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 118° SE
Tryon Resolves (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 230° SW
Balls Creek Campground (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 015° N
Russel McConnel Memorial (Public Artwork) — 13.8 mi, 181° S
Little Theater (Theatre) — 13.9 mi, 247° SW
River Oaks Academy Birthday Rock (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 135° SE
Mecklenburg County Open Space (Local Park) — 14.6 mi, 146° SE
St. Benedict Statue & Basilica of Maryhelp (Viewpoint) — 14.7 mi, 155° SE
Catawba County Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 345° N
Historic Newton Depot (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 346° N
Crowders Mountain State Park (State Park) — 15.7 mi, 205° SW
Newton Depot Equipment Pavilion (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 347° N
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 16.6 mi, 151° SE
Wooden Stone (Gallery) — 17.2 mi, 080° E
Lake Norman State Park (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 041° NE
Tyler-Tallman Hall (Arts Centre) — 17.6 mi, 080° E
Lilly Gallery (Gallery) — 17.7 mi, 080° E
Caboose (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 099° E
AmStar 14 (Cinema) — 19.1 mi, 061° NE
F-4 Phantom II (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 145° SE
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 44.4 mi, 328° NW · 511k acres
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 50.0 mi, 197° S · 375k acres

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