Mars Hill, North Carolina | |
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.jpg) Main Street in Mars Hill | |
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| Motto: "A great place to...LIVE WORK PLAY LEARN" | |
 Location of Mars Hill, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°49′42″N 82°32′55″W / 35.82833°N 82.54861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Madison |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.10 sq mi (5.45 km2) |
| • Land | 2.10 sq mi (5.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,349 ft (716 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,007 |
| • Density | 954.35/sq mi (368.43/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28754 |
| Area code | 828 |
| FIPS code | 37-41620[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406102[2] |
| Website | www |
Mars Hill is a town in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,869 at the 2010 census, and was estimated at 2,032 in 2018 by the U.S. Census. It is the home of Mars Hill University, the name of which was inspired by Acts 17:22.[4] The town is located 15 miles (24 km) due north of Asheville. Interstate 26 passes one mile east of the town. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mars Hill, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "History of Mars Hill College". Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.