Jackson, Union County, North Carolina

Jackson
Unincorporated community
Jackson Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 34°52′01″N 80°41′00″W / 34.86694°N 80.68333°W / 34.86694; -80.68333Coordinates: 34°52′01″N 80°41′00″W / 34.86694°N 80.68333°W / 34.86694; -80.68333
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Union County
Elevation	640 ft (195 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	28173
Area code(s)	704, 980
GNIS feature ID	1006253^[1]

Jackson is an unincorporated community in Union County, North Carolina, United States; named in honor of Andrew Jackson, who was born near the area.^[2] It is located southwest of Monroe, at the intersection of NC 200 (Lancaster Highway) and Potter Road.

It is not to be confused with the larger town of Jackson, North Carolina.

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jackson, North Carolina
↑ "Andrew Jackson". The White House.

Municipalities and communities of Union County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Monroe

City	Monroe

Towns	Fairview Hemby Bridge Indian Trail Marshville Mineral Springs Mint Hill‡ Stallings‡ Unionville Waxhaw Weddington‡ Wingate

Villages	Lake Park Marvin Wesley Chapel

CDP	JAARS

Unincorporated communities	Brief Jackson New Salem Olive Branch Roughedge

Ghost town	Gibraltar

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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