Welcome to Huntersville ...

The town of Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

The location of Huntersville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Huntersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Huntersville has a population of 58,252 people<3> (see below for details).

Huntersville is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Huntersville: (704) & (980)<5>

Websites for Huntersville ...

Official Website: www.huntersville.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Huntersville had an population of 58,252 people. This is an increase of 24.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 133.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Huntersville had a population of 46,773 people (or 5.09% of the total population of Mecklenburg County). This makes Huntersville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Huntersville represents 0.49% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 19th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 46,773 people, the population of Huntersville increased 87.39% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 24,960 people).

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

Communities Also Named Huntersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Huntersville - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Huntersville ...

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

• Charlotte
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <6>
• Concord
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <6>
• Kannapolis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kannapolis
  • Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kannapolis <6>
• Mooresville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <6>
• Harrisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <6>
• Mount Holly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <6>
• Davidson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
  • Davidson is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <6>
• Belmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <6>
• Dallas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
• Cramerton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cramerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramerton
  • Cramerton is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cramerton <6>

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 Huntersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Huntersville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Huntersville. 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 Huntersville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntersville. See our Newspapers Page for Huntersville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Huntersville ...

Looking for more information about Huntersville? 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 Huntersville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Huntersville.

Adding Huntersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Huntersville 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 Huntersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Huntersville post office opened in 1873.

We also found Huntersville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Huntersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Huntersville: www.huntersville.org/

The official website for Mecklenburg County: www.charmeck.org

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