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Welcome to Gold Hill ...

Gold Hill is located in Rowan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gold Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844.

Gold Hill is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gold Hill: 704 & 980<3>

The ZIP code for Gold Hill: 28071<4>

Communities Also Named Gold Hill ...

While we believe that this Gold Hill is located in Rowan County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Gold Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hoke and Rockingham County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 17 communities that are also named Gold Hill - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (2), Nevada (2), New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Gold Hill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rowanchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gold Hill, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Gold Hill ...

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

  • Concord
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kannapolis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Salisbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Albemarle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • China Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Locust
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Spencer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Landis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Granite Quarry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gold Hill ...

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

Adding Gold Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gold Hill 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 (so far) for Gold Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gold Hill post office opened in 1844.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gold Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rowan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gold Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Gold Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Gold Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Gold Hill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gold Hill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/