Lake Santeetlah, North Carolina

Lake Santeetlah, North Carolina
Lake Santeetlah
Lake Santeetlah
Coordinates: 35°21′49″N 83°51′59″W / 35.36361°N 83.86639°W / 35.36361; -83.86639
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyGraham
Area
 • Total
0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2)
 • Land0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,159 ft (658 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
38
 • Density195.6/sq mi (75.52/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28771
Area code828
FIPS code37-36514
GNIS feature ID2352729
Websitetownoflakesanteetlah.org

Lake Santeetlah is a town in Graham County, North Carolina, United States, 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Robbinsville on a peninsula surrounded by Lake Santeetlah—which in turn is largely surrounded by Nantahala National Forest. The town has more than two hundred residences, many of them second homes owned by permanent residents of Florida and Georgia. The town was organized in 1989 as "Santeetlah"; in 1999, it changed its name to "Lake Santeetlah". As of the 2020 census, Lake Santeetlah had a population of 38.