Dillsboro, North Carolina

Dillsboro, North Carolina
Front Street in Dillsboro
Front Street in Dillsboro
Location in North Carolina
Location in North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°22′14″N 83°15′09″W / 35.37056°N 83.25250°W / 35.37056; -83.25250
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyJackson
Settled1882
Incorporated1889
Government
 • MayorMike Fitzgerald[1]
Area
 • Total
0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2)
 • Land0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,060 ft (630 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
213
 • Density445.61/sq mi (172.00/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28725, 28779
Area code828
FIPS code37-17180[4]
GNIS feature ID2406379[3]
Websitewww.dillsboronc.info

Dillsboro is a town in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 213 at the 2020 census down from 232 at the 2010 census.[5]

Dillsboro attracts tourists traveling to the Great Smoky Mountains. The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad begins in Dillsboro and follows the Murphy Branch, constructed in the 1880s.

  1. ^ "Dillsboro, NC Government". www.dillsboronc.info. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dillsboro, North Carolina
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Dillsboro town, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2011.