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About Rockwell, NC

Rockwell is a small North Carolina town of about 2,800 people located 35 miles northeast of Charlotte via I-85 and US 52. The town sits at the intersection of US 52 and NC Highway 8 in Rowan County's rolling Piedmont countryside. Mid-Carolina Regional Airport is just a few miles away, and the historic Norfolk Southern Railway depot on Main Street recalls the town's transportation heritage.

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Rockwell, NC is in United States, at 35.554, -80.407 - about 8 km south-east of Faith, NC.

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The closest airport to Rockwell, NC is Concord-Padgett Regional Airport, 42 km (about 39 min by car). Other airports nearby: Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

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