North Carolina
North Carolina: Fast Facts
Capital: Raleigh
Largest City: Charlotte
Nickname: The Tar Heel State
State Abbreviation / Postal Code: NC
Major Airports: Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT), Greensboro-Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO), Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), Wilmington International Airport (ILM)
Location: Mid-Atlantic United States, bordered to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, Tennessee to the west, Virginia to the north, and South Carolina and Georgia to the south
Highest point: Mt. Mitchell (6685 ft.); also the highest point east of the Mississippi River
Lowest point: Wrightsville Beach, or any other location along the coast (0 ft.)
Climate: Humid subtropical, with warm summers and cool winters; colder and drier in the mountains
Time Zone: EST (GMT -5)
Area Codes: 252, 335, 704, 828, 910, 919, 980
Flag:
A deep blue union on which a gilt scroll with the inscriptions "May
20th, 1775" above and "April 12th, 1776" below and a white star between
the letters "N" and "C"; a fly consisting of a red upper bar and a
white lower bar
Admitted to the Union: 12th, one of the original 13 colonies
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