City of Newton
Government AdministrationNorth Carolina, United States51-200 Employees
The City of Newton is a municipal government entity serving as the county seat of Catawba County in North Carolina. It is located at 401 North Main Avenue in Newton, NC 28658, and maintains a website at https://newtonnc.gov. The city operates in the government administration sector and has a workforce of about 51 to 200 employees. It serves residents and visitors in a region situated between Asheville, Winston-Salem, and Charlotte, with terrain that blends rolling hills into the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and a temperate four-season climate. Recent governance developments include the appointment of an interim planning director in May 2026 and the retirement of the Chief of Police in April 2026.