Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States

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Hendersonville is a small city in western North Carolina known for its scenic Blue Ridge Mountain setting, historic downtown, and apple orchards.

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Hendersonville, North Carolina 1

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instanceOf city
areaCode 828
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Henderson County, North Carolina
demographicCharacteristic popular retirement destination
distanceTo about 22 miles south of Asheville, North Carolina
elevation approximately 2,200 feet above sea level
FIPSCode 37-31060
foundedIn 1847
GNISFeatureID 1020790
governingBody Hendersonville City Council
governmentType council–manager government
hasAttraction Henderson County Heritage Museum
Mineral and Lapidary Museum of Henderson County
historic Main Street downtown
hasHistoricDistrict Hendersonville Historic District
hosts North Carolina Apple Festival
incorporatedIn 1847
knownFor apple orchards
apple production
historic downtown
retirement community
scenic Blue Ridge Mountain setting
tourism
locatedInMountainRange Blue Ridge Mountains
locatedInRegion western North Carolina
surface form: Western North Carolina
majorHighway Interstate 26 (nearby)
U.S. Route 25 Business
U.S. Route 64 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Leonard Henderson
near DuPont State Recreational Forest
Pisgah National Forest
officialWebsite https://www.hendersonvillenc.gov/
partOf Appalachian Mountains
population approximately 16,000 (early 2020s)
postalCode 28739
28791
28792
regionEconomy agriculture
retail and services
tourism
role county seat of Henderson County, North Carolina
state North Carolina
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time

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Martin Gardner residence Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
Diocese of Western North Carolina territoryIncludes Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
this entity surface form: Hendersonville, North Carolina