Jackson Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 1,141 as of the 2010 census.[3]

Jackson Heights, North Carolina
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°13′25″N 77°38′00″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Lenoir
Area [1]
• Total	1.45 sq mi (3.76 km2)
• Land	1.45 sq mi (3.76 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	79 ft (24 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,071
• Density	737.10/sq mi (284.59/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	252
GNIS feature ID	2628639[2]

Geography

Jackson Heights is in central Lenoir County, 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Kinston, the county seat. North Carolina Highway 11 and North Carolina Highway 55 form the northwestern border of the community. The highways run northeastward together into Kinston, while NC 11 leads southwest 28 miles (45 km) to Kenansville and NH 55 leads west 26 miles (42 km) to Mount Olive. U.S. Route 258 passes just southeast of Jackson Heights, leading northeast into Kinston and south 39 miles (63 km) to Jacksonville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 1.45 square miles (3.8 km²), all land.[4]

Demographics

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