Welcome to Statesville ...

The city of Statesville is located in Iredell County<1> and is the County Seat for Iredell County.

The location of Statesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Statesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1801.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Statesville has a population of 27,507 people<3> (see below for details).

Statesville is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Statesville: (704) & (980)<5>

Websites for Statesville ...

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

Chamber of Commerce:   www.statesvillechamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Statesville had an population of 27,507 people. This is an increase of 12.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Statesville had a population of 24,532 people (which is 15.39% of the total population of Iredell County). This makes Statesville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Statesville represents 0.26% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 38th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 24,532 people, the population of Statesville increased 5.2% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 23,320 people).

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

Communities Also Named Statesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Statesville - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Statesville ...

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

• Mooresville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <6>
• Mocksville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
  • Mocksville is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocksville <6>
• Taylorsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Alexander County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <6>
• Claremont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <6>
• Cooleemee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleemee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleemee
  • Cooleemee is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooleemee <6>
• Cleveland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <6>
• Catawba
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
  • Catawba is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catawba <6>
• Harmony
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <6>
• Love Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Valley
  • Love Valley is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Love Valley <6>
• Barium Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barium Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
  • Barium Springs is located in Iredell County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Statesville. Our list includes 26 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Statesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Statesville ...

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

Adding Statesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Statesville 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 Statesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Statesville post office opened in 1801.

We also found Statesville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Statesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Statesville: www.ci.statesville.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/