Welcome to Brevard ...

The city of Brevard is located in Transylvania County<1> and is the County Seat for Transylvania County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brevard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brevard has a population of 7,879 people<2> (see below for details).

Brevard is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Brevard is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Brevard lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brevard is located in the (828) area code.

Websites for Brevard ...

Official Website:   www.cityofbrevard.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.brevardncchamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brevard had an population of 7,879 people. This is an increase of 3.55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.06% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brevard had a population of 7,609 people (which is 22.99% of the total population of Transylvania County). This makes Brevard the county's most populous community.

The population of Brevard represents 0.08% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 100th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,609 people, the population of Brevard increased 12.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,789 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brevard.

Communities Also Named Brevard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Brevard: This one is located in Transylvania County and the other is located in Iredell County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brevard.

Communities near Brevard ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brevard.

• Hendersonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <4>
• Fletcher
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <4>
• Mills River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <4>
• Flat Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
• Laurel Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <4>
• Rosman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
  • Rosman is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <4>
• Penrose
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penrose have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
  • Penrose is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penrose <4>
• Balsam Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Grove
  • Balsam Grove is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balsam Grove <4>
• Cedar Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
  • Cedar Mountain is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Mountain <4>
• Etowah
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
  • Etowah is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etowah <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brevard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brevard.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brevard. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brevard.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brevard. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Brevard.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brevard ...

Looking for more information about Brevard? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brevard, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brevard.

Adding Brevard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brevard in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brevard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brevard post office opened in 1868.

We also found Brevard in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brevard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Brevard: www.cityofbrevard.com/

The official website for Transylvania County: www.transylvaniacounty.org/

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