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Also known as Burnsville, North Carolina, Burnsville, NC

town in North Carolina, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
North Carolina
County
Yancey
Total
1.60 sq mi (4.14 km )
Land
1.60 sq mi (4.14 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation
2,749 ft (838 m)
Density
1,009/sq mi (389.4/km )
Time zone
UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst
UTC-4 (EDT)
Fips code
37-09140
Website
townofburnsville .org

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Encyclopedic overview

Burnsville is a town that serves as the county seat of Yancey County, North Carolina, United States. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, it sits in the shadow of Mount Mitchell, the highest peak in the Eastern Continental United States. The population was 1,612 at the 2020 census.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Burnsville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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