Welcome to Avery County ...
Time Zone: Avery County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Newland is the Seat for Avery County.
Avery County was founded in 1911. Avery was created by taking area from Caldwell, Mitchell and Watauga Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Avery had a population of 17,557 people. This is a decrease of 1.36% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,799 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Avery represented 0.19% of the total population of North Carolina.
Below are some of the communities located in Avery County:
- Banner Elk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crossnore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elk Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Newland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Seven Devils
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Websites specific to Avery County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Johnson County
- Carter County
- Caldwell County
- Burke County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Watauga County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
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