| Official Name: | Patterson, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Patterson |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Caldwell |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1257 |
| Coordinates: | 35.9992°N -81.5639°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 28661 |
| Area Code: | 828 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1014252 |
Patterson is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. Patterson is located near U.S. Route 321, 6miles north-northwest of Lenoir. Patterson has a post office with ZIP code 28661.[1]
Clover Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.