Bethlehem North Carolina Map
Explore Bethlehem, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Bethlehem, North Carolina
How to Use This Bethlehem, North Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bethlehem, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Bethlehem.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Bethlehem |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Alexander County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.817531 |
| Longitude | -81.300757 |
| Population | 4,491 |
| Density | 227.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 27910, 27320, 28601 |
| Area Code | 336, 828 |
| County Seat | Taylorsville |
| School District | Alexander County Schools |
About Bethlehem, North Carolina
Bethlehem is a locality in Alexander County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,491. The population density is 227.4 people per km². Bethlehem is located at 35.8175°N, 81.3008°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 27910, 27320, 28601.Bethlehem occupies a quiet stretch of the Piedmont, where the landscape unfolds in a series of wooded ridges and deep, verdant hollows that catch the slanted light of late afternoon. It lies 6.7 miles north-northeast of Hickory, NC (from Hickory, NC: bearing 17°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-northwest of St. Stephens. Stephens. Thick canopies of oak and hickory define the horizon, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains marks the western limit of the sky. Nearby, the water of Lake Hickory mirrors the clouds, and the narrow, winding path of Isaac Creek cuts through the earth, feeding the moisture that keeps the undergrowth lush even through the heat of midsummer. Residents often gather at the Alexander County - Bethlehem Community Park, a space that serves as a quiet anchor for the day-to-day movements of those who live between the trees.
Agriculture and the steady, industrious pulse of the regional economy have long shaped the character of Bethlehem, grounding the lives of its inhabitants in the soil and the legacy of the surrounding forests. The local rhythm is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the quiet persistence of rural labor, a contrast to the rapid pace of the industrial centers found elsewhere in the state. Traditions of craftsmanship and a deep respect for the land remain evident in the way the local infrastructure adheres to the natural contours of the geography. In Bethlehem, the air carries a distinct, earthy clarity, suggesting a place that values the slow measure of time and the deliberate, unforced connections between neighbors who have known the same woods and waterways for generations.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Alexander County - Bethlehem Community Park (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 351° N
- St Stephens Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 161° S
- Neil Clark Jr Recreation Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 220° SW
- City of Hickory - Glenn Hilton Civic Park (Local Recreation) — 4.9 mi, 219° SW
- Martin Luther (Public Artwork) — 5.5 mi, 195° S
- Belk Centrum (Arts Centre) — 5.6 mi, 194° S
- Hickory Museum of Art (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 198° S
- Catawba Science Center (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 198° S
- Catawba County - Riverbend Park (Local Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 091° E
- Old Hickory Tavern (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 200° S
- Hickory Aviation Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 224° SW
- Wilderness Gateway State Trail (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 187° S
- Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 258° W
- Newton Depot Equipment Pavilion (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 155° SE
- Historic Newton Depot (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 156° SE
- Confederate Soldier Monument (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 157° SE
- Catawba County Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 157° SE
- McGalliard Falls (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 257° W
- Balls Creek Campground (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 139° SE
- Johns River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 18.0 mi, 264° W
- Blood Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.6 mi, 004° N
- Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 19.7 mi, 310° NW · 511k acres
- South Mountains State Park (State Park) — 22.1 mi, 229° SW
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina (Nature Reserve) — 22.2 mi, 258° W
- Wilson Creek, North Carolina Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 23.1 mi, 282° W · 7,017 acres
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House) (Attraction) — 24.9 mi, 293° NW
- Liberty Theatre Cinema (Cinema) — 25.2 mi, 020° N
- Wilkes Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 26.1 mi, 020° N
- Linville Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.9 mi, 271° W · 12k acres
- Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 47.3 mi, 318° NW · 662k acres
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About This Bethlehem Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bethlehem, North Carolina. Coordinates: 35.817531, -81.300757. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Bethlehem includes the ZIP code (27910, 27320, 28601), telephone area code (336, 828), county seat of Alexander County (Taylorsville), and school district assignment (Alexander County Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
