Horse Shoe, North Carolina facts for kids
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Horse Shoe, North Carolina
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Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Henderson |
Area | |
• Total | 7.572 sq mi (19.61 km2) |
• Land | 7.460 sq mi (19.32 km2) |
• Water | 0.112 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
Elevation | 2,090 ft (640 m) |
Population
(2010)
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• Total | 2,351 |
• Density | 310.49/sq mi (119.88/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code |
28742
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Area code(s) | 828 |
GNIS feature ID | 1020842 |
FIPS code | 37-32740 |
Horse Shoe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. Its ZIP code is 28742. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,351.
The community took its name from a nearby meander in the French Broad River.
Notable people
- Bil Dwyer, cartoonist and humorist (1907-1987)
- Cecil Gordon, race-car driver (1941-2012)
See also
In Spanish: Horse Shoe (Carolina del Norte) para niños
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