Fletcher, North Carolina | |
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 Town Hall | |
| Motto(s): Pride in our past, and faith in our future | |
 Location of Fletcher, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°25′54″N 82°30′14″W / 35.43167°N 82.50389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Henderson |
| Founded | 1883[1] |
| Incorporated | 1989 |
| Named for | Dr. George Fletcher[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Preston Blakely |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.47 sq mi (16.75 km2) |
| • Land | 6.39 sq mi (16.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,116 ft (645 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,987 |
| • Density | 1,248.94/sq mi (482.21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28732 |
| Area code | 828 |
| FIPS code | 37-23760[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406499[3] |
| Website | www |
Fletcher is a town in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,187 at the 2010 census,[5] and was estimated to be 8,333 in 2018.[6]
Fletcher is adjacent to Asheville Regional Airport, which serves western North Carolina. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ a b "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fletcher, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Fletcher town, North Carolina". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved September 1, 2019.