Hendersonville, North Carolina

Hendersonville, North Carolina
Historic downtown Hendersonville
Nicknames: 
City of Four Seasons, Hendo
Location of Hendersonville, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°19′29″N 82°27′26″W / 35.32472°N 82.45722°W / 35.32472; -82.45722
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHenderson
Incorporated1847
Named afterLeonard Henderson
Government
 • MayorBarbara Volk
Area
 • Total
7.44 sq mi (19.28 km2)
 • Land7.41 sq mi (19.19 km2)
 • Water0.035 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
2,100 ft (640 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
15,137
 • Density2,043.5/sq mi (788.99/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
28739, 28791–28792
Area code828
FIPS code37-30720
GNIS feature ID2404685
Websitewww.cityofhendersonville.org

Hendersonville is a city in and the county seat of Henderson County, North Carolina, United States, located 22 miles (35 km) south of Asheville. Like the county, the city is named for 19th-century North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Leonard Henderson.

As of the 2020 census, Hendersonville had a population of 15,137.