Blowing Rock, North Carolina | |
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Town | |
Nickname: The Crown of the Blue Ridge | |
Coordinates: 36°07′47″N 81°40′14″W / 36.12972°N 81.67056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
Counties | Watauga, Caldwell |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Mayor | Charlie Sellers |
Area | |
• Total | 3.29 sq mi (8.51 km2) |
• Land | 3.24 sq mi (8.40 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
Elevation | 3,517 ft (1,072 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,376 |
• Density | 424.43/sq mi (163.88/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 28605 |
Area code | 828 |
FIPS code | 37-06500[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2405281[2] |
Website | www |
Blowing Rock is a town in Watauga and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 1,397 at the 2021 census.[4]
The Caldwell County portion of Blowing Rock is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Watauga County portion is part of the Boone Micropolitan Statistical Area.