Horse Shoe, North Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 35°20′32″N 82°33′25″W / 35.34222°N 82.55694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Henderson |
Area | |
• Total | 7.57 sq mi (19.61 km2) |
• Land | 7.46 sq mi (19.32 km2) |
• Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
Elevation | 2,100 ft (600 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,430 |
• Density | 325.69/sq mi (125.76/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 28742 |
Area code | 828 |
GNIS feature ID | 2584322[2] |
FIPS code | 37-32740 |
Horse Shoe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States.[2] Its ZIP code is 28742.[3] As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,351.[4]
The community took its name from a nearby meander in the French Broad River.[5]