THE LINCOLNTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Outer Piedmont setting.
Lincolnton city has 8.96 square miles of land in Lincoln County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Outer Piedmont, within Piedmont.
The Piedmont is a belt of irregular plains and hills between the Appalachians and the coastal plain. A complex mixture of older rocks underlies its pine and hardwood woodland landscapes.
Regional context: Piedmont ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Lincolnton and Lincoln County
Lincolnton is associated with Lincoln County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Lincolnton by land and water
The Census records 0.07 square miles of water within Lincolnton, or 0.8% of its total area. It is 2.1 percentage points lower than the 3% recorded for Lincoln County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lincolnton city has 3.8 times the land area of nearby Iron Station CDP (2.36 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

