Shelby, North Carolina | |
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City | |
Old Cleveland County Courthouse | |
Location of Shelby, North Carolina | |
Coordinates: 35°17′25″N 81°32′43″W / 35.29028°N 81.54528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Cleveland |
Named for | Isaac Shelby |
Area | |
• Total | 22.39 sq mi (57.98 km2) |
• Land | 22.35 sq mi (57.90 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21,918 |
• Estimate (2022)[3] | 21,855 |
• Density | 980.50/sq mi (378.57/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 28150-28152 |
Area code | 704, 980 |
FIPS code | 37-61200[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 2405454[2] |
Website | cityofshelby.com |
Shelby is a city in and the county seat of Cleveland County, North Carolina.[5] It lies near the western edge of the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area. The population was 21,918 at the 2020 census.