Welcome to Mooresville ...

The town of Mooresville is located in Iredell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mooresville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mooresville has a population of 39,142 people<2> (see below for details).

Mooresville is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Mooresville: (704) and (980)<4>

The ZIP code for Mooresville: 28115<5>

Websites for Mooresville ...

Official Website: www.ci.mooresville.nc.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mooresville had an population of 39,142 people. This is an increase of 19.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 107.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mooresville had a population of 32,711 people (or 20.52% of the total population of Iredell County). This makes Mooresville the county's most populous community.

The population of Mooresville represents 0.34% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 27th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 32,711 people, the population of Mooresville increased 73.78% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 18,823 people).

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

Communities Also Named Mooresville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Mooresville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mooresville ...

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

• Concord
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Concord is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,500 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Concord
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <6>
• Huntersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Huntersville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <6>
• Kannapolis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,007 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kannapolis
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Kannapolis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kannapolis <6>
• Salisbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Salisbury is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Salisbury
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <6>
• Cornelius
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Cornelius
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <6>
• Statesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Statesville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,045 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Statesville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesville <6>
• Davidson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davidson is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,203 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Davidson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <6>
• China Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • China Grove is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on China Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Grove <6>
• Landis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landis have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Landis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Landis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landis <6>
• Troutman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutman have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Troutman is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,817 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Troutman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutman <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 Mooresville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mooresville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mooresville. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mooresville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mooresville ...

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

Adding Mooresville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mooresville 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 Mooresville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Mooresville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mooresville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mooresville: www.ci.mooresville.nc.us/

The official website for Iredell County: www.co.iredell.nc.us/

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