LindenNC
A town of 139, settled in 1914.
Is Linden a good place to live?
26% of residents live below the poverty line in Linden, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Linden’s density of trails is 1.4 miles per square mile, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Linden has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Ivy Burne. Linden has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
139 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Linden: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Linden, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Linden.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Linden’s workers commute out
The average trip to work in Linden is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Fayetteville (29%), Raleigh (8%) and Dunn (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 19 miles.
| Linden | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Linden
Expect July afternoons of 91° and January nights of 32°, with about 2 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Linden keeps 10.3% of its land conserved
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 0.7 miles of trail. One park or preserve covers 6 acres in Linden.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Town of Linden Little River Community Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Linden is
Linden: just over a fifth of adults get no exercise outside work. Two figures for adults in the town: 83% had a checkup this year, 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Linden | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Linden | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 15.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Linden’s typical home value is about $312K
For households in Linden, the share who live in a home they own is 85%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Moderate risk in Linden, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 46% of Linden’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to hurricanes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Linden after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lenovo Center and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Linden. Close and well known come first.
38 mi Stadium & arenaLenovo Center
38 mi Stadium & arenaCarter–Finley Stadium
37 mi Stadium & arenaWakeMed Soccer Park
39 mi MuseumNorth Carolina Museum of Art
37 mi MuseumNorth Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
29 mi MuseumAva Gardner MuseumPhoto credits
Lenovo Center: Edward T. Funkhouser, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carter–Finley Stadium: SMaloney, CC BY 3.0 · WakeMed Soccer Park: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · North Carolina Museum of Art: Justin Doub, CC BY 2.0 · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Jmturner, Public domain · Ava Gardner Museum: LikeGrantTookRichmond, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Linden
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Linden
About 3 of every 100 Linden residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
100% of working residents leave Linden for work
Where Linden’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Linden
Town in North Carolina, United States
Linden is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Linden had a population of 136. The mayor is Frances Collier.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 112 ft
- ZIP code
- 28356
- Area code
- 910
Questions about Linden
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Linden, NC a good place to live?
Linden has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.