Editing Long View, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
Long View is located in western Catawba County and eastern Burke County. It is bordered to the north and east by the city of [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory]], to the west by the town of [[Hildebran, North Carolina|Hildebran]], and to the south by the [[census-designated place]] of [[Mountain View, North Carolina|Mountain View]].

[[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|U.S. Route 70]] passes through Long View, leading east into Hickory and west {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Morganton, North Carolina|Morganton]]. [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|Interstate 40]] crosses the southern part of Long View, with access from Exit 121 (Old Shelby Road/33rd Street).

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|10.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.26%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>