Census Data for Providence

As far as we can tell, Providence has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Providence, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Marion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
• Old Fort
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
  • Old Fort is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <2>
• Montreat
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
  • Montreat is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <2>
• Black Mountain
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
  • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <2>
• Glen Alpine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alpine
  • Glen Alpine is located in Burke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Alpine <2>
• Lake Lure
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
  • Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <2>
• Chimney Rock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
  • Chimney Rock is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chimney Rock <2>
• Ruth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • Ruth is located in Rutherford County
• Rutherfordton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherfordton
  • Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <2>
• Spruce Pine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <2>
• Morganton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
  • Morganton is located in Burke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganton <2>
• Spindale
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
  • Spindale is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <2>
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  • Bostic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic
    • Bostic is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bostic <2>
  • Burnsville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Burnsville is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <2>
  • Forest City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Forest City is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <2>

McDowell County ...

Providence is located in McDowell County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for McDowell County.

Miscellaneous Information for Providence ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either McDowell County or the community of Providence:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Providence:
  • GNIS ID for Providence: 1022092
  • GNIS ID for McDowell County: 1025836
  • GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 37 (North Carolina)
  • County Code: 111 (McDowell County)
  • Place Code: 54060 (Providence)
  • State & County Code: 37/111 (North Carolina / McDowell County)
  • State & Place Code: 37/54060 (North Carolina / Providence)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Providence is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Providence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Providence. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)