Hendersonville, North Carolina | |
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![]() Historic downtown Hendersonville | |
Nickname(s): City of Four Seasons, Hendo | |
Location of Hendersonville, North Carolina | |
Coordinates: 35°19′29″N 82°27′26″W / 35.32472°N 82.45722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Henderson |
Incorporated | 1847[1] |
Named for | Leonard Henderson[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Barbara Volk |
Area | |
• Total | 7.44 sq mi (19.28 km2) |
• Land | 7.41 sq mi (19.19 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
Elevation | 2,100 ft (600 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,137 |
• Density | 2,043.61/sq mi (788.99/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 28739, 28791–28792 |
Area code | 828 |
FIPS code | 37-30720[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 2404685[3] |
Website | www |
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]