First Citizens Bank | Collett Street

About First Citizens Bank | Collett Street in Morganton

First Citizens Bank on Collett Street sits at the edge of Morganton's historic downtown, an area that has reinvented itself over the past two decades from a sleepy Burke County seat into one of western North Carolina's more interesting small-town destinations. The Fairfield Inn just up the street signals how much visitor traffic the downtown now draws, while Food Matters Market reflects the local appetite for the kind of independent, community-minded businesses Morganton has cultivated alongside its breweries and music venues. First Citizens itself has deep North Carolina roots—founded in Smithfield in 1898 and still family-led—which makes its presence here feel less like a corporate outpost and more like a long-running neighbor. The Collett Street branch handles the everyday banking needs of downtown employees, residents in the surrounding historic homes, and visitors stopping in between a meal at Uptown Wing Bar and a walk along the courthouse square.