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Welcome to North Kannapolis ...

North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Kannapolis: N. Kannapolis

North Kannapolis is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Kannapolis: 704 & 980<3>

Websites for North Kannapolis ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rowanchamber.com/

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

Communities near North Kannapolis ...

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

  • Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Huntersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mooresville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Salisbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornelius
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Harrisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Davidson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • China Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Midland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Spencer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Kannapolis ...

Looking for more information about North Kannapolis? 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 North Kannapolis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Kannapolis.

Adding North Kannapolis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Kannapolis 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 North Kannapolis was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Kannapolis.

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 North Kannapolis - 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 North Kannapolis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the North Kannapolis area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.