Salisbury

Rowan County's seat since 1753, Salisbury is a historic preservation-focused town in North Carolina's Piedmont region, with five Local Historic Districts and ten National Register Historic Districts spread across a compact centre thick with churches and cafés. The oldest continually populated colonial town in western North Carolina, it is also home to soft drink producer Cheerwine and the origins of Rack Room Shoes, and sits within easy reach of Charlotte.

• Population34,017
• Nearest water from center0.2 km
• Nearest mountain from center6.7 km