Montreat, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
| Motto: "A Place Set Apart" | |
 Location in Buncombe County and the state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°38′52″N 82°18′09″W / 35.64778°N 82.30250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Buncombe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.73 sq mi (7.07 km2) |
| • Land | 2.73 sq mi (7.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,720 ft (830 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 901 |
| • Density | 330.28/sq mi (127.54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28757 |
| Area code | 828 |
| FIPS code | 37-44100[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406182[2] |
| Website | www |
Montreat is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 723 at the 2010 census.[4] It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is best known for Montreat Conference Center and Montreat College, and for having been the home of the evangelist Billy Graham (1918-2018) and his wife Ruth Bell Graham (1920-2007).[5]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montreat, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Montreat town, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ^ "Billy Graham, renowned Montreat evangelist, dies at 99".