Summary for Black Mountain

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Located in: Buncombe County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Black Mtn.

Time Zone: Black Mountain lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: (828)

Elevation: 2,330 feet [710.18 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Black Mountain)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	8,202 (4.51% increase since 2010)
2010:	7,848 (4.49% increase since 2000)
2000:	7,511

Total Area:<3> 6.72 sq. miles [17.4 km²]

Housing Units:<4> 4,141

Official Website: www.townofblackmountain.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Black Mountain:

Lat: 35.615100° (or 35°36'54" N)

Lon: -82.327500° (or -82°19'39" W)

USGS Topo Map: Black Mountain<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Black Mountain

GNIS ID: 2405272

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 06140

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Black Mountain)

About Buncombe County

The town of Asheville is the County Seat for Buncombe County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Buncombe)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	262,049 (9.96% increase since 2010)
2010	238,318 (15.5% increase since 2000)
2000:	206,330

Total Area: 660 sq. miles [1,709.8 km²]

Housing Units: 113,365

Official Website: www.buncombecounty.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Buncombe

GNIS ID: 1008538

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 021

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Black Mountain)

About North Carolina

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	10,501,384 (10.13% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,535,483 (18.46% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,049,313

Websites for State of North Carolina

Official Website: https://www.nc.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitnc.com/

Parks: https://www.ncparks.gov/

Fishing & Hunting: https://www.ncwildlife.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Carolina

GNIS ID: 1027616

FIPS State: 37

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Black Mountain)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Black Mountain: www.townofblackmountain.org/

The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Black Mountain. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Black Mountain, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Black Mountain.