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Welcome to Polkadot ...

Polkadot is located in Lincoln County<1>.

Polkadot is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Polkadot: 704 & 980<3>

Communities near Polkadot ...

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

  • Gastonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hickory
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hickory is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
  • Shelby
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
  • Mount Holly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Newton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Belmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Conover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Cherryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bessemer City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Polkadot ...

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

Footnotes ...

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