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Public safety & emergency alerts in Stanly County

Emergency help, non-emergency contacts and official alerts.

Reviewed September 25, 2026 · Independent local guide
City of Albemarle Police Department building
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Emergency help, non-emergency contacts and official alerts.

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Emergency Services ↗

For an emergency, call 911. For routine questions, find the responsible police, sheriff, fire or emergency-management office through official sources. Stanly Alerts provides the county’s sign-up information for emergency notifications.

Make the first call useful

Have the address, the type of request and any existing reference number ready. Ask whether the office handles your location, what documents are needed, and where the current application or schedule is published. Avoid sending private documents until you have verified the receiving agency.

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Places you can recognize

A closer look at Stanly County.

Restored train station and railway tracks in Albemarle, North Carolina
Albemarle’s restored train station beside railway tracks, photographed in 2019. Photo: Indy beetle · CC0.
Downtown Badin streetscape
Downtown Badin, photographed in February 2021. Photo: Indy beetle · CC0.
Brick storefronts along Main Street in Norwood, North Carolina
Main Street in Norwood, photographed in January 2020. Photo: Indy beetle · CC0.
Brick storefronts along North Main Street in Oakboro, North Carolina
North Main Street in Oakboro, photographed October 2023. Photo: Indy beetle · CC0.
The whole county

All ten towns. One map.

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Choose a town on the map or in the list below. Points are the U.S. Census Bureau’s published municipal reference locations; use the street maps for local directions.

Stanly County boundary and reference locations for all ten incorporated municipalities1Albemarle2Badin3Locust4Misenheimer5New London6Norwood7Oakboro8Red Cross9Richfield10Stanfield
Geographic orientation: 2025 U.S. Census Bureau county boundaries and municipal Gazetteer reference points. These identify communities, rather than visitor entrances or town halls. Locust also extends into Cabarrus County.
1 Albemarle2 Badin3 Locust4 Misenheimer5 New London6 Norwood7 Oakboro8 Red Cross9 Richfield10 Stanfield
Roads & neighborhoods

Find your way around.

Zoom into the county’s towns, roads and lakes. Open Google Maps for a route to your chosen destination.

Stanly County geographic map; open the county street map

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