Editing Mountain View, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
Mountain View is located in western Catawba County. It is bordered to the north by the town of [[Long View, North Carolina|Long View]] and to the northeast by the town of [[Brookford, North Carolina|Brookford]]. The city of [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory]], located north of Brookford, has been extending its borders through annexation into the Mountain View area and now nearly splits the CDP into north and south halves.

[[North Carolina Highway 127]] passes through the community, leading north {{convert|4|mi|0}} to the center of Hickory and south {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[North Carolina Highway 10|NC Highway 10]]. [[U.S. Route 321]], a four-lane [[Controlled-access highway|expressway]], crosses the eastern corner of the Mountain View CDP, where its Exit 42 provides access to NC 127. Exit 42 is  {{convert|1|mi}} south of US 321's intersection with [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|Interstate 40]] in Hickory.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Mountain View CDP has a total area of {{Convert|12.0|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.22%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>