Lincolnton, North Carolina

About Lincolnton

Set in the western part of North Carolina, Lincolnton is a close-knit town, home to 12,353 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Lincolnton holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 8.96 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,379 residents per square mile.

📰 Lincolnton News Today

• 1133 Hallman Branch Ln, Lincolnton, NC 28092 Realtor.com · Oct 8
• Ronald Wilson Obituary in Lincolnton at Ebony & White's Funeral Service articobits.com · Oct 5
• Lincolnton High School (NC) Football MaxPreps · Sep 25
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Lincolnton, North Carolina - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 10
• Lincolnton Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest North Carolina headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Lincolnton Unique

• Positioned in western 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

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 12,353.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lincolnton

• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Waffle House — american
• China 1 — chinese
• Court Street Grill — american
• Fatz — american
• Fausto Coffee — coffee (café)
• Graffiti's — american
• Homesteads Grill and Taphouse — american
• Hoshi Express — japanese
• House of Pizza — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Lincoln County Museum of History · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lincolnton

• Battle of Ramsour's Mill reviews ★
• Betty G. Ross Park reviews ★
• City Park reviews ★
• Highland Drive Park reviews ★
• Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Lincolnton

• Asbury Academy
• Battleground Elementary
• Childers Elementary
• GE Massey Elementary
• LCST
• Lincolnton High
• Lincolnton Middle
• Love Memorial Elementary
• North Lincoln High
• Pumpkin Center Intermediate
• Pumpkin Center Primary
• S Ray Lowder Elementary
• West Lincoln High
• West Lincoln Middle

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Atrium Health Lincoln ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Lincolnton

🏘️ Nearby Communities