Lake Norman of Catawba is a census-designated place (CDP) in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 11,395 at the 2020 census stirring from 7,411 at the 2010 census, up from 4,744 in 2000. It is allowance of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Lake Norman of Catawba is located in the southeast corner of Catawba County at 35°35′6″N 80°59′44″W / 35.58500°N 80.99556°W / 35.58500; -80.99556 (35.585092, -80.995473). It consists of several residential developments that occupy the western shore of Lake Norman, a large reservoir upon the Catawba River, as capably as the shores of numerous inlets upon the western side of the lake. The CDP is bounded on the east by the center of the Catawba River, forming the Catawba County/Iredell County line; on the south by the Lincoln County line; and upon the west and north by several rural roads, extending as far north as Long Island Road. The CDP includes the unincorporated communities of Terrell, Sherrills Ford, Monbo, and Long Island.

North Carolina Highway 150 crosses the southern portion of the CDP, passing through the middle of Terrell and leading east 11 miles (18 km) to Mooresville and west 17 miles (27 km) to Lincolnton.

The Marshall Steam Station, a coal gift plant operated by Duke Energy, is located in the CDP just northeast of downtown Terrell. On December 11, 2014, Duke Energy, to fix a rusted, leaking pipe, received compliments from North Carolina to dump Coal Ash (containing arsenic, lead, thallium and mercury, among other heavy metals) from the Marshall Steam Station into Lake Norman.