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Welcome to Mount Mourne ...

Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Mourne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Mourne: Mt. Mourne

Mount Mourne is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mount Mourne: 704 & 980<3>

The ZIP code for Mount Mourne: 28123<4>

Communities near Mount Mourne ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Mourne ...

Looking for more information about Mount Mourne? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mount Mourne, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Mourne.

Adding Mount Mourne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Mourne 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 Mount Mourne was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Mourne.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Iredell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Mourne - 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 Mount Mourne area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Mourne 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 Mount Mourne). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mount Mourne 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.