Franklin
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town in and the county seat of Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- County
- Macon
- Total
- 4.99 sq mi (12.92 km )
- Land
- 4.90 sq mi (12.68 km )
- Water
- 0.089 sq mi (0.23 km )
- Elevation
- 2,047 ft (624 m)
- Density
- 852.6/sq mi (329.18/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 28734, 28744
- Fips code
- 37-24640
- Website
- www.franklinnc.com
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Franklin
- Population
- 4175
- Area
- 11.048746
- Elevation
- 646
- Official website
- www.franklinnc.com
- Image
- Aerial view of downtown Franklin, North Carolina, in Macon County 11.jpg
- Households
- 1847
- Dialing code
- 828
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- Commons category
- Franklin, North Carolina
- water as percent of area
- 1.9179
- per capita income
- 24223
- postal code
- 28744
- inception
- 1820-00-00
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Franklin is a town in and the county seat of Macon County, North Carolina, United States. It is situated within the Nantahala National Forest. The population was reported to be 4,175 in the 2020 census, an increase from the total of 3,845 tabulated in 2010.
The town developed around a 1,000-year-old platform mound, the center of the historic Cherokee town of Nikwasi.
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