Catawba County Addressing Conventions

These are the abbrevations and conventions Catawba County uses to form its 911 Street Addresses.
Street names will always contain a Type and may contain a Prefix and/or Suffix.
Most Street Names will follow the format in these 2 examples.

PrefixNameTypeSuffix
NCENTERST
SECTION HOUSERDNE


Prefix/SuffixDescription
NNorth
SSouth
EEast
WWest
NENorth East
NWNorth West
SESouth East
SWSouth West

County Street Names PDF

County Street Names by City PDF

Street Type Description
ALLEYAlley
AV Avenue
BLVD Boulevard
CIR Circle
COVE Cove
CT Court
DR Drive
EXT Extension
HWY Highway
LN Lane
LOOP Loop
PARK Park
PK Park
PASS Pass
PATH Path
PKWY Parkway
PL Place
PT Point
RAMP Ramp
RD Road
RUN Run
ST Street
TER Terrace
TRAIL Trail
TR Trail
WALK Walkway
WAY Way
US and NC Highways

US Highway 321

S US 321 HWY
HWY 321 NW
HWY 321 SW

US Highway 70

US 70 HWY
E US 70 HWY
HWY 70 SE
US HWY 70A W

NC Highway 10

E NC 10 HWY
W NC 10 HWY

NC Highway 16

N NC 16 HWY
S NC 16 HWY
S NC 16 BUSINESS HWY

NC Highway 18

NC 18 HWY

NC Highway 127

S NC 127 HWY

NC Highway 150

E NC 150 HWY

Interstate 40

E I 40
W I 40