Woodfin, North Carolina
Woodfin, North Carolina | |
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Location in Buncombe County and the state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°38′44″N 82°35′29″W / 35.64556°N 82.59139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Buncombe |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Jim McAllister |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.57 sq mi (24.78 km2) |
| • Land | 9.19 sq mi (23.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.37 sq mi (0.97 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,123 ft (647 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,936 |
| • Density | 863.5/sq mi (333.39/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip Codes | 28804 , 28806 |
| FIPS code | 37-75280 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406909 |
| Website | www |
Woodfin is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Woodfin had a population of 7,936. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is named for Nicholas Washington Woodfin, a renowned lawyer and statesman of early North Carolina, under whom Governor Zebulon Vance clerked as an attorney. Woodfin is the only municipality bearing the name Woodfin in the United States. The town was incorporated in 1971, although the community itself dates back to at least the mid-19th century.