Hiddenite, NC

Hiddenite is a census-designated place in east-central Alexander County, North Carolina, United States. The 2020 census counted 507 residents. Hiddenite is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hiddenite was incorporated in 1913, but its charter was repealed in 1919. In Hiddenite, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Hiddenite, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Hiddenite was named for William Earl Hidden, a mineralogist sent to North Carolina by Thomas Edison to look for platinum. The CDP is located along North Carolina Highway 90, 5 miles east of Taylorsville, the county seat, and 15 miles northwest of Statesville. U.S. Route 64 bypasses Hiddenite to the south.