Seven Devils, North Carolina

Seven Devils, North Carolina
Official seal of Seven Devils, North Carolina
Location of 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
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesWatauga, Avery
Incorporated1979
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager[1]
 • MayorLarry Fontaine
Area
 • Total2.23 sq mi (5.78 km2)
 • Land2.22 sq mi (5.74 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation3,963 ft (1,208 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total313
 • Density141.18/sq mi (54.51/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28604
Area code828
FIPS code37-60505[4]
GNIS feature ID2407313[3]
WebsiteSeven Devils

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,[5] 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.

  1. ^ "Town Charter" (PDF). Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Seven Devils, North Carolina
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Hawksnest Tubing - Best Snow Tubing in North Carolina". Retrieved August 8, 2023.