| Official Name: | Glenwood, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | McDowell |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.21 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.18 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.62 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.61 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 501 |
| Population Density Km2: | 119.88 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 310.41 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1309 |
| Coordinates: | 35.6161°N -81.9831°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 28737 |
| Area Code: | 828 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2812796 |
Glenwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States, with a rich musical heritage. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 501.[2] Glenwood is located along U.S. Route 221, 5miles south-southeast of Marion. Glenwood has a post office with ZIP code 28737.[3] [4]
| White alone (NH) | 471 | 94.01% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 8 | 1.60% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 0.20% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 4 | 0.80% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 13 | 2.59% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4 | 0.80% | |
| Total | 501 | 100.00% |