Cleveland is an

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in suburban northwestern Johnston County,

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, United States. It lies at an elevation of . The settlement is also known as Cleveland Crossings, Cleveland Community, Cleveland School or 40/42, so named for the intersection of

I-40 Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...

and NC 42 at the northeastern edge of the community, which serves as the primary commercial hub of the area.

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skirts the western edge of the community. The community's population is concentrated along Cleveland Road (also known as Cleveland School Road) in Johnston County. While officially unincorporated, postal addresses for the community generally lie in

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(for the northern parts of the community), Clayton (in the eastern and central parts of the community) and

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(for the southern part of the community). The community is named for the Cleveland School, a former K-12 school lying on Cleveland Road, the grounds of which currently house a community center, senior adult housing, a gymnasium and numerous athletic fields managed by the Greater Cleveland Athletic Association (GCAA), and a branch of the

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. Nearby unincorporated communities include McGee's Crossroads to the south along NC 50 and Willow Spring to the west along NC 42. There have been several efforts to incorporate the rapidly growing community, though the issue was tabled by the

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in 1999. Since there is already a town known as

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elsewhere in the state, the name of the proposed incorporated town has been a minor point of contention. Thousands of new homes have been built in the community, making it one of the faster-growing areas in Johnston County. Its location at a major interchange along Interstate 40 has made it a burgeoning business center.

Education

Public education for the Cleveland community is provided by the

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. The following schools serve residents of the Cleveland community:

Elementary

*Cleveland Elementary School *Polenta Elementary School *West View Elementary School

Middle

*Cleveland Middle School *Swift Creek Middle School

High

* Cleveland High School *

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Post-secondary

's Cleveland Center

References

External links

Greater Cleveland Chamber of CommerceCleveland Post
Unincorporated communities in Johnston County, North Carolina {{JohnstonCountyNC-geo-stub