Black Mountain

Also known as Black Mountain, USA, Black Mountain, North Carolina, Black Mountain, NC

town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States

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Country: United States
State: North Carolina
County: Buncombe
Incorporated: March 4, 1893
Total: 6.73 sq mi (17.42 km )
Land: 6.71 sq mi (17.38 km )
Water: 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km )
Elevation: 2,333 ft (711 m)
Density: 1,255.5/sq mi (484.76/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
Fips code: 37-06140
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Black Mountain is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,426 at the 2020 United States census. It is part of the Asheville metropolitan area. The town is named for the old train stop at the Black Mountain Depot and is located at the southern end of the Black Mountain range of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Southern Appalachians.

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