Old Salem North Carolina Map
Explore Old Salem, 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 Old Salem, North Carolina
How to Use This Old Salem, North Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Old Salem, 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 Old Salem.
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 | Old Salem |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Mecklenburg County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.147923 |
| Longitude | -80.792571 |
| Population | 1,200 |
| Density | 480.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 28226, 27101 |
| Area Code | 704, 980, 336 |
| County Seat | Charlotte |
About Old Salem, North Carolina
Old Salem is a locality in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 480.0 people per km². Old Salem is located at 35.1479°N, 80.7926°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 28226, 27101.Old Salem sustains a quiet gravity, anchored by the sturdy, monochromatic brickwork of its Moravian forebears and the long shadows cast by timber-framed structures. It lies 4.4 miles west-northwest of Matthews, NC (from Matthews, NC: bearing 299°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-southeast of Charlotte. The land here rises and falls in modest, cultivated swells, far removed from the jagged peaks of the Appalachian Mountains that hold the western horizon in a distant, hazy embrace. A stillness permeates the air, particularly when the late afternoon sun illuminates the red clay soil and the crisp, clean lines of the steeply pitched roofs. The surrounding landscape remains defined by the quiet persistence of the Piedmont, where the earth feels ancient and deliberate, offering a tactile connection to the rhythms of the seasons.
Moravian artisans established Old Salem with a precision that lingers in the meticulous arrangement of its communal squares and the functional grace of its workshops. The local economy, once driven by the skilled hands of clockmakers, tanners, and potters, has evolved into a stewardship of memory, where the preservation of heritage serves as both a cultural anchor and a quiet industry. Life moves with a measured cadence, shaped by a history that values craftsmanship and the quiet dignity of communal labor. While the modern world presses inward from the periphery, the core of Old Salem remains defined by the preservation of a singular, intentional way of life that prizes the weight of tradition over the fleeting distractions of the present.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Mecklenburg County Open Space - McMullen Creek Greenway (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 355° N
- Mecklenburg County Open Space (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 096° E
- Mecklenburg County Open Space - McAlpine Creek Greenway (Local Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 156° SE
- Lincrest Floodplain (Waterfowl Production Area) — 1.5 mi, 014° N
- Addison Floodplain (Waterfowl Production Area) — 1.6 mi, 012° N
- Anne Neilson Fine Art (Gallery) — 1.9 mi, 288° W
- Grubb Real Estate Preservation Foundation Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 288° W
- Olde Providence Community Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 188° S
- Grandifloria (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 342° N
- Isaac Newton Alexander Grist Mill (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 303° NW
- Oakhurst Men's Club Plaque (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 004° N
- Shain Gallery (Gallery) — 3.2 mi, 304° NW
- Town of Matthews Open Space (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 128° SE
- Lucas Family Gristmill Site (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 067° NE
- Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 278° W
- History of Grier Heights (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 346° N
- Rosati Sculpture (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 322° NW
- Hadley Theatre (Theatre) — 3.8 mi, 321° NW
- Studio 117 Gallery (Gallery) — 3.9 mi, 332° NW
- Manor Theatre (Cinema) — 4.1 mi, 334° NW
- Gainseville Midland (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 317° NW
- Coach Ken Waldron Field (Stadium) — 4.3 mi, 237° SW
- Matthews Playhouse (Theatre) — 4.6 mi, 121° SE
- Coal car (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 341° N
- Museum of Illusions (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 328° NW
- Culture Palette (Arts Centre) — 6.1 mi, 335° NW
- Crowders Mountain State Park (State Park) — 27.1 mi, 281° W
- Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 44.0 mi, 233° SW · 375k acres
- Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.0 mi, 139° SE · 92k acres
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About This Old Salem Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Old Salem, North Carolina. Coordinates: 35.147923, -80.792571. 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 Old Salem includes the ZIP code (28226, 27101), telephone area code (704, 980, 336), county seat of Mecklenburg County (Charlotte), and school district assignment.
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. |
