Census Data for Balm
As far as we can tell, Balm 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 Balm, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Banner Elk
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Seven Devils
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mountain is also located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Grandfather
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grandfather is also located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Elk Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blowing Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crossnore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
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- Mountain City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elizabethton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Avery County ...
Balm is located in Avery County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Avery County.
Miscellaneous Information for Balm ...
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 Avery County or the community of Balm:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Balm:
- GNIS ID for Balm: 1018942
- GNIS ID for Avery County: 1008536
- GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Balm 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 Balm.
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Avery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |