Cooleemee, North Carolina

About Cooleemee

Set in the northwestern part of North Carolina, Cooleemee is a tiny community counting 987 people who proudly call it home.

Cooleemee holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.75 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,316 residents per square mile.

📰 Cooleemee News Today

• University Pkwy @ Scholastic Dr - Live Traffic Camera WeatherBug · Aug 16
• Cooleemee breaks ground on new community center; $1.8 million project will also house Davie County library branch Davie County Enterprise Record · Mar 26
• Marianne Griffin Obituary (1948 - 2026) - Cooleemee, NC MassLive.com · Feb 25
• 2717 Cooleemee Dr, Raleigh, NC 27608 Realtor.com · Jul 31
• Monroe Keith Spillman Sr. - View Obituary & Service Information Summersett Funeral Home · Apr 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cooleemee Unique

• The only place in America named Cooleemee — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of North Carolina — one of 776 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cooleemee

• Maw Maw's Kitchen
• MawMaws

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Textile Heritage Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cooleemee

• Boone's Cave Park reviews ★
• Concord Church Access · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cooleemee reviews ★
• Cooleemee Access Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Zachary House/Recreation Center reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cooleemee

• Cooleemee Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cooleemee

🏘️ Nearby Communities