Welcome to Burnsville ...

The town of Burnsville is located in Yancey County<1> and is the County Seat for Yancey County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burnsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Burnsville has a population of 1,646 people<2> (see below for details).

Burnsville is 2,820 feet [860 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Burnsville is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Burnsville lies within the (828) area code.

Websites for Burnsville ...

Official Website:   www.townofburnsville.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yanceychamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Burnsville had an population of 1,646 people. This is a decrease of 2.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Burnsville had a population of 1,693 people (which is 9.5% of the total population of Yancey County). This makes Burnsville the county's most populous community.

The population of Burnsville represents 0.02% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 267th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,693 people, the population of Burnsville increased 4.31% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,623 people).

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

Communities Also Named Burnsville ...

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

Beyond North Carolina, there are 9 communities that are also named Burnsville - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Burnsville ...

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

• Erwin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <5>
• Unicoi
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
  • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <5>
• Woodby Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodby Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
  • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
• Spruce Pine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <5>
• Mars Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mars Hill is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <5>
• Banner Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
  • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
• Ernestville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernestville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
  • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
• Montreat
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
  • Montreat is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <5>
• Bumpus Cove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bumpus Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
  • Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
• Bakersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
  • Bakersville is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersville <5>

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 Burnsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burnsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burnsville. 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 Burnsville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnsville. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Burnsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burnsville ...

Looking for more information about Burnsville? 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 Burnsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Burnsville.

Adding Burnsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burnsville 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 Burnsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Burnsville post office opened in 1835.

We also found Burnsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burnsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Burnsville: www.townofburnsville.org/

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