Hendersonville, North Carolina

For the city in Vance County, North Carolina, see Henderson, North Carolina.

Hendersonville, North Carolina
City
Historic downtown Hendersonville
Historic downtown Hendersonville
Flag of Hendersonville, North Carolina
Flag
Official seal of Hendersonville, North Carolina
Seal
Nickname(s): 
City of Four Seasons, Hendo
Location of Hendersonville, North Carolina
Location of Hendersonville, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°19′29″N 82°27′26″W / 35.32472°N 82.45722°W / 35.32472; -82.45722
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHenderson
Incorporated1847[1]
Named forLeonard Henderson[1]
Government
 • MayorBarbara Volk
Area
[2]
 • Total
7.44 sq mi (19.28 km2)
 • Land7.41 sq mi (19.19 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
[3]
2,100 ft (600 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
15,137
 • Density2,043.61/sq mi (788.99/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
28739, 28791–28792
Area code828
FIPS code37-30720[4]
GNIS feature ID2404685[3]
Websitewww.cityofhendersonville.org

Hendersonville is a city in and the county seat of Henderson County, North Carolina, United States,[5] located 22 miles (35 km) south of Asheville. Like the county, the city is named for 19th-century North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Leonard Henderson.[6]

The population was 13,137 at the 2010 census[7] and was estimated in 2019 to be 14,157.[8]

  1. ^ a b "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hendersonville, North Carolina
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 154.
  7. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Hendersonville city, North Carolina". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 21, 2020.