Seven Devils, North Carolina

Seven Devils, North Carolina
Location of Seven Devils, North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°08′57″N 81°48′43″W / 36.14917°N 81.81194°W / 36.14917; -81.81194
Country United States
State North Carolina
CountiesWatauga, Avery
Incorporated1979
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorLarry Fontaine
Area
 • Total
2.23 sq mi (5.78 km2)
 • Land2.22 sq mi (5.74 km2)
 • Water0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
3,963 ft (1,208 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
313
 • Density141.2/sq mi (54.51/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28604
Area code828
FIPS code37-60505
GNIS feature ID2407313
Websitewww.sevendevilsnc.gov

Seven Devils is a town in Avery and Watauga counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 313 at the 2020 census. The town, which is located in the Appalachian Mountains, is best known as the site of a popular wintertime tubing resort known as Hawksnest, which claims it has the largest tubing facility on the East Coast, and some of the town's year round residents earn their living at the resort. Many others are retirees. Developed in the 1970s as a vacation home community, Seven Devils is home mostly to seasonal residents.