Welcome to Hendersonville ...

The city of Hendersonville is located in Henderson County<1> and is the County Seat for Henderson County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hendersonville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hendersonville has a population of 14,118 people<2> (see below for details).

Hendersonville is 2,100 feet [640 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hendersonville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hendersonville is within the boundaries of the (828) area code.

The ZIP code for Hendersonville: 28792<4>

Websites for Hendersonville ...

Official Website:   www.cityofhendersonville.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hendersonvillechamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hendersonville had an population of 14,118 people. This is an increase of 7.47% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 35.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hendersonville had a population of 13,137 people (or 12.31% of the total population of Henderson County). This makes Hendersonville the county's most populous community.

The population of Hendersonville represents 0.14% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 66th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,137 people, the population of Hendersonville increased 26.07% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,420 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hendersonville.

Communities Also Named Hendersonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Hendersonville - they are located in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hendersonville.

Communities near Hendersonville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hendersonville.

• Asheville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheville
  • Asheville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheville <5>
• Fletcher
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <5>
• Brevard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <5>
• Mills River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <5>
• Landrum
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <5>
• Tryon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <5>
• Biltmore Forest
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biltmore Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
  • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
• Lake Lure
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
  • Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <5>
• Columbus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
• Saluda
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saluda have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Saluda is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hendersonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hendersonville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hendersonville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hendersonville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hendersonville. Our list includes 25 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hendersonville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hendersonville ...

Looking for more information about Hendersonville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hendersonville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hendersonville.

Adding Hendersonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hendersonville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hendersonville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Hendersonville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hendersonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hendersonville: www.cityofhendersonville.org/

The official website for Henderson County: www.hendersoncountync.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/