# Independent Hardware Stores & Lumber Yards — U.S. location dataset

All 8,378 locations in the U.S., as one CSV: 27 fields per record, 52 states, file built October 2, 2026. $39 one-time, with up to 10 real rows free before you buy.

Canonical URL: https://locationlists.com/data/independent-hardware-store-list

8,378 independently branded hardware stores and lumber yards across the US: 5,021 hardware stores and 3,357 lumber yards, told apart in the storeType column. The list starts from Overture Maps place data for the hardware store and lumber store categories. Every location that is in one of our chain and co-op lists is then taken out, matched by phone, by street address, or by a shared name word within 150 metres: Ace, True Value, Do it Best, Aubuchon, Carter Lumber, Lowe's, Home Depot, Menards, Harbor Freight, Northern Tool, Tractor Supply, Sherwin-Williams, Grainger, Fastenal and the farm-store chains. Chains and co-op banners we do not sell as lists (84 Lumber, Westlake Ace, Hardware Hank, Rural King and others) are taken out by name, and so is any name shared by 25 or more locations. A place stays only when its name or its website says hardware or lumber, so paint shops, plumbing and electrical distributors and sawmills are left out. What is left is the stores that trade under their own name. Phone is filled on 98.9% of rows, website on 77.5%, Facebook page on 75.9% and email on 56.3%. The locationsWithSameName column says how many rows share a store's name: 6,660 stores are the only one with their name, and the rest belong to small local groups. Bought with the chain and co-op lists, this is the Hardware Store Industry Bundle.

## The figures

- Records: 8,378 locations
- States: 52
- Coverage: U.S.
- Fields: 27
- Price: $39 one-time, CSV download, commercial license (https://locationlists.com/license)
- Snapshot built on October 2, 2026. Not rebuilt on a schedule.
- File last modified: 2026-10-02

The file has all 8,378 locations across 52 states in one download. Building the same list by searching one area at a time tends to miss places, and a missed place looks like a gap in coverage that is not really there.

## Fields

- `name`: Store name
- `address`: Street address
- `city`: City
- `state`: Two-letter state code
- `zip`: ZIP code
- `country`: Country code (US)
- `phone`: Store phone number
- `website`: Store website, where one is listed
- `email`: Store email, where one is listed
- `facebook`: Store Facebook page, where one is listed
- `latitude`: GPS latitude
- `longitude`: GPS longitude
- `storeType`: Hardware store or Lumber yard
- `overtureCategory`: The place category the row was selected from: hardware_store or lumber_store
- `overtureConfidence`: Overture's confidence that the place exists, 0 to 1
- `overtureBrand`: The brand Overture tags the place with, where it has one (local groups and buying-group banners)
- `locationsWithSameName`: How many rows in the file share this store's name; 1 for a single-location store
- `overtureId`: Overture Maps place id, for joining to other Overture data
- `overtureSources`: The map data sources Overture built the place from
- `overtureUpdated`: When the place was last updated in Overture
- `overtureRelease`: The Overture Maps release the row came from
- `geo_precision`
- `county`: County, where the source publishes it
- `county_fips`
- `county_note`
- `address_quality`
- `zip4`

## Ask this list a question with a link

No connector and no account; each link answers with the matching count, preview rows and the price for just that part.

- [Only New York, the state with the most](https://locationlists.com/find?dataset=independent-hardware-store-list&state=NY)
- [Within 25 miles of New York, NY, the busiest area](https://locationlists.com/find?dataset=independent-hardware-store-list&near=New+York+NY&radius=25)
- [Within a 30-minute drive of New York, NY](https://locationlists.com/find?dataset=independent-hardware-store-list&near=New+York+NY&drive=30)
- [Only rows where overtureConfidence is over 0.92](https://locationlists.com/find?dataset=independent-hardware-store-list&where=overtureConfidence%3Agt%3A0.92)
- [Every Hardware & Paint Co-op list combined, within 25 miles of New York, NY](https://locationlists.com/find?category=hardware-paint-coop&near=New+York+NY&radius=25)
- [Each one's nearest Ace Hardware Locations, in New York, with miles](https://locationlists.com/find?dataset=independent-hardware-store-list&state=NY&relate=nearest&k=1&b.dataset=ace-hardware-stores&b.state=NY)
- [The whole list: add a city, state, ZIP code or distance](https://locationlists.com/find?dataset=independent-hardware-store-list)

## The same dataset, for machines

- Record as JSON: https://locationlists.com/data/independent-hardware-store-list/dataset.json
- Free sample, up to 10 real rows: https://locationlists.com/data/independent-hardware-store-list/sample.csv or https://locationlists.com/data/independent-hardware-store-list/sample.json
- Buy link (opens Stripe Checkout): https://locationlists.com/data/independent-hardware-store-list/buy

## Questions

### What counts as an independent hardware store here?

A hardware store or lumber yard that trades under its own name. Every location that matches one of our chain or co-op lists by phone, street address, or a shared name word within 150 metres is taken out: Ace, True Value, Do it Best, Aubuchon, Carter Lumber, Lowe's, Home Depot, Menards, Harbor Freight, Northern Tool, Tractor Supply, Sherwin-Williams, Grainger, Fastenal and the farm-store chains. Other chains and co-op banners (84 Lumber, Westlake Ace, Hardware Hank, Rural King and more) are taken out by name, as is any name with 25 or more locations.

### Why are lumber yards included?

Independent lumber and building material yards buy from the same suppliers and co-ops as hardware stores, and many sell hardware too. They are 3,357 of the 8,378 rows, and the storeType column separates them from the 5,021 hardware stores in one filter.

### Does an owner with several stores count as independent?

Yes, as long as the stores trade under the owner's own name and the name has fewer than 25 locations. The locationsWithSameName column says how many rows share each name, so a buyer who wants single-store operators only can keep the 6,660 rows where it is 1.

### Where does the data come from?

Overture Maps place data (release 2026-08-19), the hardware store and lumber store categories, checked against our own chain and co-op store lists. Each row keeps its Overture place id, sources and last-updated date.

### How current is it?

Snapshot built on October 2, 2026. It is a one-time snapshot and is not rebuilt on a schedule.