Welcome to Zirconia ...

Zirconia is located in Henderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zirconia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Zirconia is 2,180 feet [664 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Zirconia is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Zirconia is within the boundaries of the (828) area code.

Communities near Zirconia ...

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

• Hendersonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Hendersonville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <3>
• Fletcher
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Fletcher
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <3>
• Travelers Rest
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Travelers Rest is located in Greenville County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Travelers Rest
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Travelers Rest <3>
• Brevard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Brevard
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <3>
• Mills River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Mills River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <3>
• Landrum
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Landrum
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <3>
• Laurel Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Laurel Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <3>
• Tryon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Tryon is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Tryon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <3>
• Lake Lure
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lake Lure
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <3>
• Columbus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Columbus is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Columbus
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zirconia ...

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

Adding Zirconia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zirconia 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 Zirconia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Zirconia post office opened in 1890.

We also found Zirconia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zirconia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zirconia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Henderson County: www.hendersoncountync.org/

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