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Kingstown North Carolina Map

Explore Kingstown, 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 Kingstown, North Carolina

How to Use This Kingstown, North Carolina Map

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

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	Kingstown
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Cleveland County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.362105
Longitude	-81.620051
Population	656
Density	143.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28150
Area Code	704, 980
County Seat	Shelby
School District	Cleveland County Schools

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About Kingstown, North Carolina

Kingstown is a locality in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 656. The population density is 143.9 people per km². Kingstown is located at 35.3621°N, 81.6201°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Kingstown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28150.

Kingstown emerges from the rolling Piedmont landscape where the steady, unassuming current of Little Creek carves a path through the red clay earth. It lies 5.9 miles northwest of Shelby, NC (from Shelby, NC: bearing 313°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-northeast of Boiling Springs. The air here holds a particular weight, thick with the scent of damp soil and the lingering warmth of the sun as it retreats behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Trees cluster in dense, verdant pockets that break up the open fields, their shadows stretching long and thin across the pastures as evening approaches. Eight miles to the west, the Kings Mountain Reservoir mirrors the shifting sky, providing a quiet, still contrast to the persistent movement of the water nearby. The light at this hour possesses a muted, golden quality that softens the harsh lines of the barns and fence posts, lending the entire expanse a sense of permanence and measured, slow-moving time.

Kingstown bears the quiet mark of an economy once defined by the rhythmic clatter of textile looms and the labor of the tobacco harvest. While the heavy industry of the past has largely faded, the legacy of that work remains in the sturdy architecture of the older districts and the resilient spirit of the people who call the region home. Residents often seek respite at Shelby City Park, a four-mile journey that offers a communal space where the pace of life seems to slow even further. The culture here is deeply rooted in the traditions of the Southern interior, where storytelling and a certain polite reserve define daily interactions. Life moves with an internal cadence, dictated not by the rush of distant urban centers, but by the turning of the seasons and the simple, reliable demands of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shelby City Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 142° SE
City of Shelby - Hanna Park (Local Recreation) — 5.4 mi, 118° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.2 mi, 198° S
Broad River Greenway (Local Recreation) — 9.3 mi, 203° SW
South Mountains Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 348° N
Caboose (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 270° W
Little Theater (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 086° E
South Mountains State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 353° N
Jacob Fork Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.7 mi, 357° N
Tryon Resolves (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 096° E
Blacksburg (Public Artwork) — 17.7 mi, 161° S
Washington Light Infantry (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 215° SW
Cowpens Monument (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 216° SW
Kings Mountain State Park (State Park) — 19.3 mi, 135° SE
Jolly Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 19.8 mi, 184° S
Gaffney Visitors Center & Art Gallery (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 185° S
Truck (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 185° S
Cherokee County Veterans Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 185° S
Lincoln County Museum of History (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 070° E
Former site of Deepcore and The Abyss Movie Set (Historic Ruins) — 23.3 mi, 165° S
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina (Nature Reserve) — 27.0 mi, 352° N
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church (Historic Ruins) — 27.2 mi, 170° S
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 27.7 mi, 324° NW · 511k acres
McGalliard Falls (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 006° N
Hickory Aviation Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 026° NE
Catawba Science Center (Museum) — 30.4 mi, 032° NE
Linville Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 34.4 mi, 334° NW · 12k acres
Wilson Creek, North Carolina Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 36.2 mi, 352° N · 7,017 acres
Harper Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 41.5 mi, 347° N · 7,051 acres
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 42.6 mi, 167° S · 375k acres

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