Welcome to Charlotte ...

The city of Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County<1> and is the County Seat for Mecklenburg County.

Charlotte was established in 1755.

When the people of Charlotte refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Charlottean<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Charlotte has a population of 887,928 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Charlotte is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Charlotte: (704) and (980)<5>

Websites for Charlotte ...

Official Website:   www.charmeck.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.charlottechamber.com/

Junior League:   www.jlcharlotte.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Charlotte had an population of 887,928 people. This is an increase of 21.4% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 64.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Charlotte had a population of 731,424 people (or 79.22% of the total population of Mecklenburg County). This makes Charlotte the county's most populous community.

The population of Charlotte represents 7.67% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 731,424 people, the population of Charlotte increased 35.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 540,828 people).

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

Communities Also Named Charlotte ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Charlotte - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Charlotte ...

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

• Concord
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Huntersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <6>
• Indian Trail
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
  • Indian Trail is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <6>
• Matthews
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <6>
• Cornelius
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <6>
• Mint Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
  • Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <6>
• Fort Mill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mill
  • Fort Mill is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mill <6>
• Harrisburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Stallings
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
  • Stallings is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stallings <6>
• Mount Holly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Charlotte. Our list includes 108 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Charlotte.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Charlotte ...

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

Adding Charlotte to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Charlotte 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 Charlotte was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Charlotte post office opened in 1794.

We also found Charlotte in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Charlotte.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Charlotte: www.charmeck.org/

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

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