Brevard, North Carolina
Brevard, North Carolina | |
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Transylvania County Courthouse in Brevard | |
Location of Brevard, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′38″N 82°43′35″W / 35.24389°N 82.72639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Transylvania |
| Founded | 1861 |
| Incorporated | 1889 |
| Named after | Ephraim Brevard |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maureen Copelof |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.36 sq mi (13.88 km2) |
| • Land | 5.36 sq mi (13.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,149 ft (655 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,744 |
| • Density | 1,445.59/sq mi (558.15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28712 |
| Area code | 828 |
| FIPS code | 37-07720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403920 |
| Website | www |
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Brevard (/brəˈvɑːrd/ brə-VARD) is a city and the county seat of Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 7,609 as of the 2010 census.
Brevard is located at the entrance to Pisgah National Forest and has become a noted tourism, retirement and cultural center in western North Carolina. A moderate climate, environmental beauty and cultural activities attracts retirees to the area.
Brevard is also known for its white squirrels. There are several theories of how they came to live there, including an overturned carnival truck and an escaped pet breeding with native squirrels.
Along with nearby Asheville and Hendersonville, Brevard forms the Asheville-Brevard, NC CSA combined statistical area.