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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

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Burnsville
Located in
Yancey County
Population
1614
Area
4.082319
Elevation
860
Capital of
Yancey County
Official website
townofburnsville.org
Image
Burnsville, NC Town Square-Statue of Otway Burns.jpg
Households
832
Dialing code
828
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Commons category
Burnsville, North Carolina
postal code
28714
inception
1834-00-00
water as percent of area
0
per capita income
25165
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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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