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Located in: Avery County (see below)

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

Telephone Area Code: 828

Elevation: 3,880 feet [1,182.62 m] above sea level<1>

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

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<2>     24   (4% decrease since 2010)  
2010:     25   (65.8% decrease since 2000)
2000:     73

Total Area:<3>   1.53 sq. miles [4 km²]   - of which 2.75% is water (0.04 sq. miles [0.1 km²])

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

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

Lat:   36.099400°   (or 36°5'57" N)

Lon:   -81.848100°   (or -81°50'53" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Grandfather Mountain<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Grandfather

GNIS ID:   2407469

FIPS State / Place Code:   37 / 27320

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


About Avery County

The village of Newland is the County Seat for {Avery County}.

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

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     17,557   (1.36% decrease since 2010)  
2010     17,799   (3.68% increase since 2000)
2000:     17,167

Total Area:   247.2 sq. miles [640.3 km²]

Housing Units: <6>   13,890

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

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Avery

GNIS ID:   1008536

FIPS State / County Code:   37 / 011

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


About North Carolina

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
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:   https://www.ncwildlife.org/fishing

Hunting:   https://www.ncwildlife.org/hunting

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 Grandfather)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grandfather - 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 Grandfather. 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>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Grandfather, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Grandfather.
<6>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).