| Summary for HigginsAbout Higgins (Click for our profile page) Located in: Yancey County (see below) Time Zone: Higgins lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) Telephone Area Code: 828 Elevation: 2,410 feet [734.57 m] above sea level<1> Websites for Higgins Chamber of Commerce: www.yanceychamber.com/ GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2> For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Higgins: Lat: 35.959400° (or 35°57'33" N) Lon: -82.381400° (or -82°22'53" W) USGS Topo Map: Bald Creek<3> Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Higgins GNIS ID: 1020728 FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 31300 (For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Higgins) About Yancey County The community of Burnsville is the County Seat for Yancey County. From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Yancey) Population 
 Total Area:<5> 313.2 sq. miles [811.1 km²] Housing Units: <6> 11,032 Official Website: https://www.yanceycountync.gov/ Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Yancey GNIS ID: 1008598 FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 199 (For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Higgins) About North Carolina From the US Census Population 
 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 Higgins) Footnotes ... | 
