Locust North Carolina Map

About Locust, North Carolina

Locust is a locality in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,840. The population density is 259.6 people per km². Locust is located at 35.2599°N, 80.4253°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28107.

Locust breathes a quiet persistence, a place where the red clay earth settles deep into the soles of your shoes and the air carries the scent of pine needles and distant woodsmoke. It lies 13.5 miles south-east of Concord, NC (from Concord, NC: bearing 140°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west-south-west of Hills. Rolling hills, softened by decades of cultivation, cradle the landscape, their contours a gentle invitation to the eye. Here, the sky feels vast, a canvas for cotton-ball clouds that drift lazily across the blue, and the light, especially as afternoon deepens, takes on a honeyed quality, warming the weathered clapboard of homes and the broad leaves of oak trees. The paved roads, worn smooth by countless journeys, wind through a patchwork of fields and woods, hinting at a slower cadence of life, a deliberate unfolding of days. The roots of Locust run through a history shaped by agriculture and the hardiness of those who worked this soil, a tradition that still echoes in the small farms that dot the surrounding countryside, their barns standing like stoic sentinels. Once, the hum of industry might have been a more dominant sound, but today, the local economy finds its strength in a blend of small businesses, the steady pulse of trade that keeps the heart of Locust beating. There's a quiet pride here, a sense of belonging that's not boisterous but deeply felt, found in the shared smiles at the local diner and the familiar waves exchanged from passing cars. This is a place where the past is not forgotten but woven into the present, a subtle thread running through the ordinary moments of daily life.

About This Locust Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Locust, North Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.259866, -80.425343. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Locust and Stanly County.

Detailed location data for Locust includes the ZIP code (28097), telephone area code (704, 980), county seat of Stanly County (Albemarle), and school district assignment (Stanly County Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Locust is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.