Editing Granite Falls, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
Granite Falls is located near the southern border of Caldwell County. It is bordered to the south by the town of [[Rhodhiss, North Carolina|Rhodhiss]], to the southwest by Lake Rhodhiss on the [[Catawba River]] (Lake Hickory), and to the west by the town of [[Sawmills, North Carolina|Sawmills]]. The center of town is located on a ridge between the Catawba River to the west and Gunpowder Creek, a tributary of the Catawba, to the east.

[[U.S. Route 321 in North Carolina|U.S. Route 321]] (Hickory Boulevard) is a four-lane highway that passes through the eastern side of town; it leads {{convert|6|mi|0}} southeast to the center of [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory]] and {{convert|10|mi|0}} northwest to [[Lenoir, North Carolina|Lenoir]], the Caldwell County seat. US 321 Alternate runs through the center of Granite Falls as North and South Main Street.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|13.6|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|13.5|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|km2|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.84%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
[[File:Granite Falls Municipal Building, North Carolina.jpg|thumb|right|Granite Falls Municipal Building]]